A prolific novelist and essayist and winner of myriad prizes, Vargas Llosa was awarded the Nobel in 2010 after being considered a contender for many years. His death was announced by his son on Sunday. He was 89.

Peruvian author and Nobel literature laureate Mario Vargas Llosa has died, his son says

A prolific novelist and essayist and winner of myriad prizes, Vargas Llosa was awarded the Nobel in 2010 after being considered a contender for many years. His death was announced by his son on Sunday. He was 89.