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Peru’s National Library will inaugurate on Tuesday the “Mario Vargas Llosa” auditorium theater in a ceremony that will count on the presence of the renowned author of “La Ciudad y los Perros” (The City and the Dogs) and “Conversaciones en la cathedral” (Conversation in the Cathedral), among other important works.

The National Library said this ceremony aims to pay homage to the distinguished Peruvian writer.

Presently, Vargas Llosa continues writing prolifically in a series of literary genres, including literary criticism and journalism.

His works also include comedy and historic and political novels. Some of them such as “Pantaleón y las visitadoras” (Pantaleon and the Special Service, 1973) and “La tía Julia y el escribidor” (Aunt Julia and The Script-writer, 1977), have been adapted to the big screen.

The novelist will attend the opening ceremony of the auditorium, and he commented that the theater was his first literary love.

The “Mario Vargas LLosa” auditorium is located at 160 Poesia Ave., in the district of San Borja; and the central ceremony will be held at the 19:30 hours (00:30 GMT), where distinguished people from Peru’s cultural ambit will be present.

News source: ANDINA