Mario Vargas Llosa: literature as freedom
With JAVIER DE NAVASCUÉS, Full Professor HISPANIC AMERICAN LITERATURE
April 2026 marks the first anniversary of the death of Mario Vargas Llosa, one of the great voices of Spanish literature and one of the most influential writers of the 20th and 21st centuries.
award , author of novels such as "The City and the Dogs" and "The Feast of the Goat," essayist, and journalist, he was much more than a writer: he was a critical conscience of his time.
With Javier de Navascués, Full Professor Hispanic American Literature at the School Philosophy Letters at the University of Navarra, we ask ourselves: what mark has Vargas Llosa left on literature? What can young readers find in his pages? And, above all, why does his voice continue to have something to say?
Lessons learned from this episode:
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Vargas Llosa and his place in literary history
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Narrative renewal in language
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Distinctive features of his style
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Role in the "Latin American boom"
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The presence of politics and social criticism in his work
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Reflection on power and the human condition
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Evolution of his writing over time
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Defense of freedom and the role of the writer
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Literature as training critical citizens
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bequest current relevance of his thinking
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