Mario Vargas Llosa

Novelist, Essayist

Mario Vargas Llosa is a Peruvian writer and Nobel laureate known for his profound exploration of political themes and human freedom in works like 'The Time of the Hero.'

Born
March 28, 1936
Quotes
65
Rank
#225

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"Journalism is a way of voicing opinion, of participating in the political, social, or cultural debate."

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"The foundations of liberty are private property and the rule of law; this system guarantees the fewest possible forms of injustice, produces the greatest material and cultural progress, most effectively stems violence and provides the greatest respect for human rights. According to this concept of liberalism, freedom is a single, unified concept. Political and economic liberties are as inseparable as the two sides of a medal."

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"I couldn't imagine any other way of living, outside of books, outside my work. Which doesn't mean I am not interested in other things, of course - I am interested in many things. But the center, the crux, is always literature."

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"North American society could not have reached its state of high development and modernity had it not been an open society."

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"I don't accept the idea that literature can be just entertainment and that there is no consequences of literature in the real world."

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