IEThe Irish Times
I Give You My Silence by Mario Vargas Llosa: A poignant farewell
In his protagonist, there are echoes of the novelist reconciled to the limits of artistic endeavour as a force for change
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- 22 Aug 2026, 01:20 UTC
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- Publisher
- The Irish Times
- Country
- Ireland
- Source published
- 22 Aug 2026, 01:10 UTC
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- Byline
- Elizabeth McSkeane
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In his protagonist, there are echoes of the novelist reconciled to the limits of artistic endeavour as a force for change
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I Give You My Silence by Mario Vargas Llosa: A poignant farewell
In his protagonist, there are echoes of the novelist reconciled to the limits of artistic endeavour as a force for change
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- #1047
- Observed
- 22 Aug 2026, 01:20 UTC
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- news-ledger/0.1
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