Peruvian-Hispanic writer Mario Vargas Llosa, 87, is hospitalized in Madrid for Covid, his family confirmed on Tuesday on the social network Twitter. From family circles it appears that the author is stable.
“Given the media interest in our father’s health, we announce that he has been hospitalized since Saturday after being diagnosed with Covid-19. He is treated by excellent professionals and accompanied by his family. We ask the media to respect their privacy and ours at this time.” it was read in the account of his son Álvaro Vargas Llosa in a statement signed by his other children, Gonzalo and Morgana.
Given the media interest in our father’s health, we announce that he has been hospitalized since Saturday after being diagnosed with Covid-19. He is treated by excellent professionals and accompanied by his family. We call on the media…
— Alvaro Vargas Llosa (@AlvaroVargasLl) July 3, 2023
The Nobel laureate had already been hospitalized in April 2022 for the same reason, which prevented him from attending the presentation of the book Cervantes (Crítica) by the director of the Royal Academy of Languages, Santiago Muñoz Machado, in a crisis that he soon overcome. to participate . at the Ruber Clinic in Madrid. The pneumonia caused by the virus had subsided.
In recent months, the writer’s activity has not decreased. Last April he received the Great Collar of the Order of the Sun in Lima, the capital of his native country. In the same month he also participated in a cycle dedicated to his work at the Instituto Cervantes in Madrid. In February, he entered the French Academy, the institution founded by Cardinal Richelieu four centuries ago, in the presence of King Juan Carlos I and the Infanta Cristina de Borbón. “Secretly, I wanted to be a French writer,” he said at the beginning of his speech. More specifically, his most recent publication to date is A Barbarian in Paris: Texts on French Culture (Alfaguara), a compilation of articles on his relationship with France.
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