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Legal information about the decorative image: © Jym Güchse, Ibero-Amerikanisches Institut
Legal information about the decorative image: © Jym Güchse, Ibero-Amerikanisches Institut

Mario Vargas Llosa and the IAI

In memory of the recently deceased Peruvian author and Nobel Prize winner Mario Vargas Llosa, a small showcase exhibition is currently presented in the reading room of the Ibero-Amerikanisches Institut.

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Mario Vargas Llosa (1936 – 2025) visited the IAI in person several times. Among other ocasions, in 1997 for research work on his novel La fiesta del chivo (2000) and in 2005 as a keynote speaker for the 75th anniversary of the Institute. The display cases commemorate his visits to Berlin, his literary work and the reception and translation of his work in Germany. Curious visitors can get an impression of the variety of material from the Library, the Special Collections and the Institute`s archive.

Mario Vargas Llosa with pen and notes at a table in the IAI reading room (opens enlarged image)
The writer Mario Vargas Llosa in the reading room of the Ibero-Amerikanisches Institut , 1997 © Jym Güchse, IAI, 1997
Barbara Göbel and Mario Vargas Llosa in front of the entrance to the IAI (opens enlarged image)
Mario Vargas Llosa with the Director of the IAI, Barbara Göbel, during the ceremony to mark the 75th anniversary of the Ibero-Amerikanisches Institut on October 12, 2005 © Ibero-Amerikanisches Institut
Various materials on Mario Vargas Llosa in a display case (opens enlarged image)
© Ibero-Amerikanisches Institut
Various materials on Mario Vargas Llosa in a display case (opens enlarged image)
© Ibero-Amerikanisches Institut