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