Mario Vargas Llosa and the Nobel Prize
October 26, 2010 Tuesday AT 3PM CT

 
 
One of the leading authors of his generation, Peruvian author Mario Vargas Llosa, was finally awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature this year. Like many of his fellow South American writers, he lived his life between literature and politics. We’ll find out what makes him unique.

Guest
  • Efraín Kristal, Professor of Comparative Literature at UCLA and author of Temptation of the Word: The Novels of Mario Vargas Llosa.
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