The great Peruvian writer charted the culture and turbulent politics of Latin America in his exuberant, often thoroughly entertaining books. Here are some of the best ...

Vargas Llosa’s unparalleled awareness of his craft made him perhaps the most accomplished writer among his contemporaries.

Personal details are boring and worth skipping. Suffice it to say life was changed, with a job transfer and admission to a university after that friend’s suggestion. The book was ‘ Conversation in The ...

that Cuban Alejo Carpentier thought distinctive to Latin American art. In “Rocks” (1894), the intricate surface of a purple outcrop on the hill of Tepeyac confronts us like a severe portrait face.

Alejo Carpentier and Carlos Fuentes. Vargas Llosa’s unparalleled awareness of his craft made him perhaps the most accomplished writer among his contemporaries. His discipline to writing ...

FEDORA has announced the nominees for its 2025 prizes. This year’s Opera Prize nominees include “Hôtel Moctezuma,” which is inspired by works by Vivaldi and Alejo Carpentier. It is characterized as an ...

Canel, first secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and president of the country, evoked today the founding of the National Printing House of Cuba, in 1959.