Mario Vargas Llosa
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- proper noun
- Mario Vargas Llosa won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2010 for his contribution to literature.
Examples
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Mario Vargas Llosa's works often explore themes of power, politics, and identity.
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Have you read any books by Mario Vargas Llosa?
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Mario Vargas Llosa won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2010 for his contribution to literature.
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The novels of Mario Vargas Llosa are studied in universities around the world.
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The Nobel Prize was awarded to Mario Vargas Llosa in 2010.
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Many students in literature courses study the novels of Mario Vargas Llosa for their insight into society.
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In interviews, Mario Vargas Llosa often discusses his views on democracy and political power.
Synonyms
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A Peruvian writer and Nobel Prize winner known for novels and political writing
Surface Forms
Morphology
Mario + Vargas + Llosa
This is a proper name referring to a specific individual; knowing the constituents ('Mario' and the surnames) only indicates a person’s name but does not allow a learner to derive biographical information (Peruvian novelist, Nobel laureate). The referential identity and occupational meaning are world-knowledge specific and unpredictable from the parts, so the expression is opaque to learners.
Etymology
Mario Vargas Llosa comes from combining his family names Vargas and Llosa, a common Spanish way to form a 'full name'. He became a very famous Peruvian writer whose books about power and politics won him the Nobel Prize, so his name now stands for a leading Latin American novelist.