The national newspapers pulled out their big guns to offer assessments of Mario Vargas Llosa, the winner of the Noble Prize in literature. For those who prefer speed, The Daily Beast Books Editor offers a 60-Second Guide to the Nobel Lit Winner.

L.A. Times, David L. Ulin, Critic’s Notebook: Mario Vargas Llosa’s work and life push boundaries

New York Times, Michiko Kakutani,  A Storyteller Enthralled by the Power of Art

Washington Post, Marie Arana, The power of Mario Vargas Llosa’s words led the political writer to Nobel Prize

Vargas Llosa’s next book, El Sueno del Celta (Celtic Dream), about Roger Casement, one of the leaders of  Ireland’s Easter Rising revolt, will be published by Alfaguara on November 3. FSG is scheduled to release the English translation in 2012, but that date may be moved up.

Sueno del Celta / Celtic Dream (Spanish Edition) Mario Vargas Llosa Retail Price: $19.99 Paperback: 250 pages Publisher: Alfaguara – (2010-11-03) ISBN / EAN: 1616052465 / 9781616052461

Click here to download a sales sheet with ISBN’s for the complete Vargas Llosa Spanish-language backlist. The top-selling titles in the U.S. are Travesuras de la niña mala (The Bad Girl) and Fiesta del Chivo (Feast of the Goat).

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