[I]t is normal for outsiders to have a better understanding… - Mario Vargas Llosa

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[I]t is normal for outsiders to have a better understanding of what is happening inside dictatorial regimes, because censorship prevents those suffering under dictatorship from being fully aware of the situation in which they are living.

Mario Vargas Llosa

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About Mario Vargas Llosa

Jorge Mario Pedro Vargas Llosa, 1st Marquis of Vargas Llosa (28 March 1936 – 13 April 2025) was a Peruvian-Spanish writer, politician, journalist, essayist, college professor, and recipient of the 2010 Nobel Prize in Literature. Vargas Llosa is one of Latin America's most significant novelists and essayists, and one of the leading writers of his generation.

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Alternative Names: 1st Marquess of Vargas Llosa • Jorge Mario Pedro Vargas Llosa • Vargas Llosa

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