Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa, who enchanted readers with his intellectual rigor and lyrical prose for five decades and nearly became president of his country, died on Sunday aged 89.

Peruvian author Mario Vargas Llosa, who wrote more than 30 novels including "The Time of the Hero," was one of Latin America's most significant novelists.Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa died on Sunday,

Peruvian writer and Nobel literature laureate Mario Vargas Llosa died on Sunday at the age of 89, his family announced on social media.