Mario Llosa, Nobel prize-winning author, dies at 89

Mario Llosa, a renowned Peruvian novelist, essayist, and Nobel laureate, has died at age 89.

His death was announced on Sunday in a statement issued by his children, who stated that he died peacefully, surrounded by family.

“It is with deep sorrow that we announce that our father, Mario Vargas Llosa, passed away peacefully in Lima today, surrounded by his family,” the family statement shared by his son Álvaro Vargas Llosa on X read.

The family also said Mr Llosa’s…