Mario Vargas Llosa
The Novelist Who Would be President
Nobel prize-winner Mario Vargas Llosa ran unsuccessfully for the presidency of Peru in 1990. This exclusive film follows him through the most turbulent years of his life. From London to Italy and Peru, it weaves together his remarkable tale and his changing relationship with both literature and politics.
- Year
- 1991
- Broadcaster
- Omnibus BBC2
- Credit
- Written and narrated by Nicholas Shakespeare
