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Mario Vargas Llosa, giant of world literature

The late Peruvian Nobel laureate, who died this week, was a virtuoso storyteller and a visionary interpreter of his continent’s dreams. This pick of FT reviews, interviews and features looks back at his life and work

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Mario Vargas Llosa — endlessly versatile giant of Latin American literature
Ingenious, elegant and inventive, the Nobel Prize-winning writer was a virtuoso storyteller of private passions and power misused
Five virtuoso, visionary novels by Mario Vargas Llosa
The great Peruvian writer charted the culture and turbulent politics of Latin America in his exuberant, often thoroughly entertaining books. Here are some of the best
Peruvian author and Nobel laureate Mario Vargas Llosa dies at 89
Writer and public intellectual lost 1990 presidential election to Alberto Fujimori
Nobel laureate Mario Vargas Llosa: ‘Love always comes with a price’
The writer talks about democracy, dictatorship and the consolations of literature
Harsh Times by Mario Vargas Llosa — spheres of influence
The Nobel-winner wrestles the complex and fascinating story of Guatemala and US corporate ambitions into a compelling narrative
The Neighbourhood by Mario Vargas Llosa — payback for poll defeat
The villain is an all-too-real figure who wielded terrifying power during the presidency of Alberto Fujimori in Peru

More from this Series

Notes on the Death of Culture, by Mario Vargas Llosa
A provocative essay collection from the Nobel Prize-winning novelist