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Peruvian novelist, Mario Vargas Llosa, who received Nobel Prize for Literature in 2010, is one of th...
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Peruvian novelist, Mario Vargas Llosa, who received Nobel Prize for Literature in 2010, is one of the central writers in Latin America, but he began his literary career in Europe.
Mario Vargas Llosa was born in Arequipa, but from age one he lived in Cochabamba, Bolivia, where he was brought up by his mother and grandparents after his parents separated. However, Vargas Llosa once said that “I feel very much an Arequipan”.He also spent some time in Piura, northern Peru (1945~1946).
Vargas Llosa attended Leoncio Prado Military Academy (1950~1952), and Colegio Nacional San Miguel de Piura (1952), Peru.In 1955 he married Julia Urquidi; they divorced in 1964.From 1955 to 1957 Vargas Llosa studied literature and law at the University of San Marcos, Peru. He then attended post-graduate school at the University of Madrid, Spain, where he received his Ph.D.in 1959.
In the 1950s, while still a student, Vargas Llosa worked as a journalist for La Industria. His first collection of short stories, LOS JEFES, appeared in 1959.“I liked Faulkner but I imitated Hemingway, ”he said later. Vargas Llosa moved to Paris because he felt that in Peru he could not earn his living as a serious writer. Although the boom of Latin American fiction in the 1960s opened doors to some authors for commercial success, the great majority of Peruvian writers suffered from the problems of the country's publishing industry. In France Vargas Llosa worked as Spanish teacher, journalist and broadcaster. From the late 1960s Vargas Llosa worked as a visiting professor at many American and European universities. In 1970 Vargas Llosa moved to Barcelona and five years later he settled back in Peru. Most of his novels are set in Peru.
In addition to the Nobel Prize, Vargas Llosa has received many other honors. Among the most notable are Leopoldo Alas Prize (1959), Peruvian National Prize (1967) and Miguel de Cervantes Prize (1994).
1.For a very long time in his life, Vargas Llosa lived as ______.
A. a foreign language teacher. B. a visiting professor in France.
C. an immigrant. D. a radio host.
2.After Vargas Llosa got married, he ______.
A. became a professional writer. B. left Piura for France.
C. settled in Madrid. D. continued his education.
3.Vargas Llosa's writing style was influenced by ______.
A. Hemingway. B. his hard time in Europe.
C. his hard childhood in Arequipa. D. Faulkner.
4.What's the passage mainly about?
A. The hard days of a Peruvian writer. B. The life of a Nobel Prize winner.
C. The achievements of a Nobel Prize winner. D. The works of a Peruvian writer.
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