Mario Vargas Llosa Quotes:
Ocupation: Writer
Life: b. March 28, 1936
Birthday: March 28
Once upon a time, there was a boy who learned to read at the age of 5. This changed his life. Owing to the adventure tales he read, he discovered a way to escape from the poor house, the poor country, and the poor reality in which he lived.
source: "Peruvian Writer Mario Vargas Llosa on the Importance of Literature". Interview with Jeffrey Brown, www.pbs.org. May 31, 2012. 
topic: Country, Adventure, Boys, Poor Countries
