Mario Vargas Llosa has died at 89. In 2019, I wrote a review of an essay collection of his for The Nation which has disappeared from the web, so I'll share it here. It's not a bad obituary. It ended: [full pages to follow]
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In 2008, Vargas Llosa found out about a theatre adaptation of his novel 'Al Pie del Tamesis' in Caracas. He got excited and came to the premiere. I saw him. It was his last visit to Venezuela. 🥲 https://youtu.be/94ENxmT-thM?si=Pvcl2I1qaVsyL0dk
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https://youtu.be/94ENxmT-thM?si=Pvcl2I1qaVsyL0dk