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Peruvian, Spanish and Dominican novelist and writer (1936–2025)

Also known as: Jorge Mario Pedro Vargas Llosa, Vargas Llosa, Марио Варгас Льоса, مارس ماي, 마리오 바르가스 요사, マリオ・バルガス・リョサ

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