Llosa wins Nobel for Literature – answers

questions

1. Which other role did Llosa aspire to? President of Peru
2. When was the announcement made? on Thursday
3. What does ‘trenchant’ mean (trenchant images’)? forceful, effective
4. Which adjective tells you that his novel published in 1966 was the one that ‘launched’ him? ‘breakthrough’
5. When was the Nobel Literature prize last won by a Latin American? 1990
6. Where is he one of the greatest authors? in the Spanish speaking world
7. Which noun describes the success of Latin American literature in the 60s and 70s? ‘the boom’
8. What has Llosa continued to do? work and expand
9. How is the leader of Peru described? as being ‘notorious’
10. What is Llosa well known for? chronicling struggles for power