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SUMMARY: Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa, one of the world's leading writers, speaks with Jeffrey Brown about his new book and how he folds history and contemporary politics into his writing.
JEFFREY BROWN (Newshour): Receiving the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2010, Mario Vargas Llosa told his audience a story -- his own.
MARIO VARGAS LLOSA: Once upon a time, there was a boy who learned to read at the age of 5. This changed his life. Owing to the adventure tales he read, he discovered a way to escape from the poor house, the poor country, and the poor reality in which he lived.
JEFFREY BROWN: The acclaimed storyteller, one of the most celebrated writers in the Spanish-speaking world and beyond, learned from the tales of others.
MARIO VARGAS LLOSA: Reading was such an enrichment of my life. And it was that pleasure that I had as a very young reader probably that is the origin of my vocation.
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