2010 Nobel Prize in Literature
| 2010 Nobel Prize in Literature | |
|---|---|
| Mario Vargas Llosa | |
"for his cartography of structures of power and his trenchant images of the individual's resistance, revolt, and defeat." | |
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| Location | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Presented by | Swedish Academy |
| First award | 1901 |
| Website | Official website |
The 2010 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to the Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa (1936–2025) "for his cartography of structures of power and his trenchant images of the individual's resistance, revolt, and defeat." The prize was announced by the Swedish Academy on 7 October 2010. He is the first Nobel laureate in Literature from Peru and the fifth Latin American to become one after 1982 Colombian laureate Gabriel García Márquez and 1971 Chilean laureate Pablo Neruda.