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Peruvian writer and Nobel literature prize winner Mario Vargas Llosa poses for a photograph during a ceremony of his induction into the Academie Francaise (French Academy), in Paris, February 9, 2023. - Peruvian Nobel-winning author Mario Vargas Llosa was set to join the fabled Academie Francaise in Paris on February 9, the first member never to have written a book in French. The 86-year-old novelist, who also has Spanish citizenship, controversially invited the former king of Spain, Juan Carlos, to his inauguration ceremony. (Photo by Emmanuel DUNAND / AFP) (Photo by EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP via Getty Images)

Peruvian writer and Nobel literature prize winner Mario Vargas Llosa poses for a photograph during a ceremony of his induction into the Academie Francaise (French Academy), in Paris, February 9, 2023. - Peruvian Nobel-winning author Mario Vargas Llosa was set to join the fabled Academie Francaise in Paris on February 9, the first member never to have written a book in French. The 86-year-old novelist, who also has Spanish citizenship, controversially invited the former king of Spain, Juan Carlos, to his inauguration ceremony. (Photo by Emmanuel DUNAND / AFP) (Photo by EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP via Getty Images)
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Peruvian writer and Nobel literature prize winner Mario Vargas Llosa poses for a photograph during the ceremony of his induction into the Academie Francaise (French Academy), in Paris, February 9, 2023. - Peruvian Nobel-winning author Mario Vargas Llosa was set to join the fabled Academie Francaise in Paris on February 9, the first member never to have written a book in French. The 86-year-old novelist, who also has Spanish citizenship, controversially invited the former king of Spain, Juan Carlos, to his inauguration ceremony. (Photo by Emmanuel DUNAND / AFP) (Photo by EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP via Getty Images)

Peruvian writer and Nobel literature prize winner Mario Vargas Llosa poses for a photograph during the ceremony of his induction into the Academie Francaise (French Academy), in Paris, February 9, 2023. - Peruvian Nobel-winning author Mario Vargas Llosa was set to join the fabled Academie Francaise in Paris on February 9, the first member never to have written a book in French. The 86-year-old novelist, who also has Spanish citizenship, controversially invited the former king of Spain, Juan Carlos, to his inauguration ceremony. (Photo by Emmanuel DUNAND / AFP) (Photo by EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP via Getty Images)
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Peruvian writer and Nobel literature prize winner Mario Vargas Llosa (R) arrives for the ceremony of his induction into the Academie Francaise (French Academy) with French philosopher Barbara Cassin (L), in Paris, February 9, 2023. - Peruvian Nobel-winning author Mario Vargas Llosa was set to join the fabled Academie Francaise in Paris on February 9, the first member never to have written a book in French. The 86-year-old novelist, who also has Spanish citizenship, controversially invited the former king of Spain, Juan Carlos, to his inauguration ceremony. (Photo by Emmanuel DUNAND / AFP) (Photo by EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP via Getty Images)

Peruvian writer and Nobel literature prize winner Mario Vargas Llosa (R) arrives for the ceremony of his induction into the Academie Francaise (French Academy) with French philosopher Barbara Cassin (L), in Paris, February 9, 2023. - Peruvian Nobel-winning author Mario Vargas Llosa was set to join the fabled Academie Francaise in Paris on February 9, the first member never to have written a book in French. The 86-year-old novelist, who also has Spanish citizenship, controversially invited the former king of Spain, Juan Carlos, to his inauguration ceremony. (Photo by Emmanuel DUNAND / AFP) (Photo by EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP via Getty Images)
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Peruvian writer and Nobel literature prize winner Mario Vargas Llosa (L) poses for a photograph with writer and historian Pascal Ory (C) and French writer Daniel Rondeau (R) ahead of his induction into the Academie Francaise (French Academy), in Paris, February 9, 2023. - Peruvian Nobel-winning author Mario Vargas Llosa was set to join the fabled Academie Francaise in Paris on February 9, the first member never to have written a book in French. The 86-year-old novelist, who also has Spanish citizenship, controversially invited the former king of Spain, Juan Carlos, to his inauguration ceremony. (Photo by Emmanuel DUNAND / AFP) (Photo by EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP via Getty Images)

Peruvian writer and Nobel literature prize winner Mario Vargas Llosa (L) poses for a photograph with writer and historian Pascal Ory (C) and French writer Daniel Rondeau (R) ahead of his induction into the Academie Francaise (French Academy), in Paris, February 9, 2023. - Peruvian Nobel-winning author Mario Vargas Llosa was set to join the fabled Academie Francaise in Paris on February 9, the first member never to have written a book in French. The 86-year-old novelist, who also has Spanish citizenship, controversially invited the former king of Spain, Juan Carlos, to his inauguration ceremony. (Photo by Emmanuel DUNAND / AFP) (Photo by EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP via Getty Images)
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