Hospitalized for Covid-19, Vargas Llosa “evolves favorably”, says a statement

Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa, 86, admitted to a clinic in Madrid due to complications related to Covid-19, has improved.

The information was disclosed in a statement signed by the writer’s three children, published on Friday (22), in the twitter of one of them, the also writer Álvaro Vargas Llosa.

“A few days ago, due to some complications related to Covid, he was admitted to a clinic in Madrid. Thanks to the treatment, his condition progresses favorably. He and his family are grateful for the expressions of affection we are receiving and ask the press to respect their privacy.

One of the most expressive names in Latin American literature, Vargas Llosa has an extensive literary work, which includes novels such as Tia Julia and the scribbler, A festa do Bode and Travessuras da menina más. The writer also signs the essays The Civilization of the Spectacle and The Call of the Tribe.

Awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2010, the writer has also received awards such as Cervantes, Prince of Asturias, PEN/Nabokov and Grinzane Cavour.

Source: CNN Brasil

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