Álvaro Vargas Llosa
Álvaro Vargas Llosa (born March 18, 1966 in Lima ) is a Peruvian writer and publicist .
Life
He was born in Lima in 1966 as the son of the writer Mario Vargas Llosa and his wife Patricia Llosa. He studied history in London . Since the age of 16 he has worked as a journalist in newspapers, radio and television, first in Peru and other Latin American countries and later in the USA and Europe .
Works
- El diablo en campaña (1991)
- La contenta barbarie (1992)
- Manual del perfecto idiota latinoamericano y español (1996) (as co-author)
- El exilio indomable (1998)
- Cuando Hablaba Dormido (1999)
- Fabricantes de miseria (2002) (as co-author)
- La mestiza de Pizarro (2003)
- Rumbo a la Libertad (2005)
- The Che Guevara Myth And the Future of Liberty (2006), ISBN 1-59813-005-6
Web links
- "Silent Heroes" essay to The Lives of Others (Engl.)
- "Rising Tide - No, global capitalism is not making the poor even poorer" , first published in Oct. 2007 in the Washington Post
- Literature by and about Álvaro Vargas Llosa in the catalog of the Ibero-American Institute of Prussian Cultural Heritage, Berlin
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Vargas Llosa, Álvaro |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Peruvian journalist and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 18, 1966 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lima |