Peru declares works of Nobel laureate as National Cultural Heritage

STORY: Peru declares works of Nobel laureate as National Cultural Heritage DATELINE: Aug. 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:19 LOCATION: Lima CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of books by Mario Vargas Llosa 2. various of photos 3. various of award to Mario Vargas Llosa last March at the Government Palace (file) STORYLINE: Peru's Ministry of Culture on Tuesday declared four works by Nobel laureate Mario Vargas Llosa as a National Culture Heritage. The decision is historic because it is the first declaration to the works of an author in life. The recognized copies include The Bosses (1957), The City and the Dogs (1963), The Green House (1966), and Puppies: Pichula Cuellar (1967). Born in 1936, Vargas Llosa received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2010. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Lima. (XHTV)