The literary and political legacy of Mario Vargas Llosa

Mario Vargas Llosa, a giant of Latin American literature, died on Sunday at the age of 89. The Peruvian writer’s work explored the power and politics of Latin America, often critiquing authoritarians from a leftist point of view. But his own politics veered to the right over time, becoming a supporter of neoliberal policies. The World’s Marco Werman spoke with Ignacio López Calvo, Professor of Latin American Literature and Culture at University of California-Merced, about Vargas Llosa’s literary and political legacy.