Llosa wins Nobel for Literature – news bulletin

Llosa wins Nobel for Literature

Oct 7 – Peruvian-born Mario Vargas Llosa wins the 2010 Nobel Prize for literature, making him the first Latin American to do so since 1990.


Llosa wins Nobel for Literature

questions

  1. Which other role did Llosa aspire to?
  2. When was the announcement made?
  3. What does ‘trenchant’ mean (trenchant images’)?
  4. Which adjective tells you that his novel published in 1966 was the one that ‘launched’ him?
  5. When was the Nobel Literature prize last won by a Latin American?
  6. Where is he one of the greatest authors?
  7. Which noun describes the success of Latin American literature in the 60s and 70s?
  8. What has Llosa continued to do?
  9. How is the leader of Peru described?
  10. What is Llosa well known for?

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