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Mario Vargas Llosa, born on March 28, 1936, is a renowned writer from Peru. His works span various literary forms including novels, plays, and essays, and are known for their unique narrative techniques and profound insights into the social realities of Latin America.

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“A novel which persuades us of its truth is true however full of lies it may be”

May Lying Novel Truth Is

Author:Mario Vargas Llosa

“Men do not live by truth alone; they also need lies: those that they invent freely, not those that are imposed on them; those that appear as they are, not smuggled in beneath the clothes of history. Fiction enriches their existence, completes them and, fleetingly, compensates them for this tragic condition which is our lot: always to desire and dream more than we can actually achieve.”

Men Needs Dream Lying Desire Existence Fiction Achieve Conditions Clothes Tragic Live By

Book:Making Waves: Essays

Source: Making Waves: Essays

“Since it is impossible to know what's really happening, we Peruvians lie, invent, dream and take refuge in illusion. Because of these strange circumstances, Peruvian life, a life in which so few actually do read, has become literary.”

Knows Dream Lying Impossible Strange Circumstances Happenings Illusion Refuge Peruvians

Book:The Real Life of Alejandro Mayta

Source: The Real Life of Alejandro Mayta

“The truths that seem most truthful, if you look at them from all sides, if you look at them close up, turn out to be either half truths or lies.”

Ifs Looks Seems Truth Lying Turns Sides Half Truthful Half Truth

Author:Mario Vargas Llosa

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Born: March 28, 1936
Known for: Writer
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