Infanta Cristina and the king emeritus on the great day of Vargas Llosa in Paris

“Humor and joy”. Are the two words that she has chosen Alvaro Vargas Llosa for his father’s big day. The Peruvian Nobel Prize winner, sword in hand and wearing his habit vert (the emblematic olive green suit), has entered the French Academy. have accompanied Mario Vargas Llosa his children, his ex, Patriciaand their grandchildren. The Llosas have united and staged that family union in their networks in the minutes before the solemn ceremony. The great guest, Juan Carlos I. His presence in Paris had raised a very high expectation. For the emeritus monarch, it was his first social and public event since his march to Abu Dhabi. together with the father of Philip VI has attended the infanta christina. Both have sat next to the writer’s children.

The author of The city and the Dogs He entered the room smiling. She was carrying a leather briefcase, which she held with both hands. All the members of the institution have followed him. At 15:01 Llosa has read, in French, a very careful speech, which will hit bookstores this February under the title A barbarian in Paris (Editorial Alfaguara). With this essay, a brilliant journey through French literature, the author of Aunt Julia and the writer pays homage to the letters of our neighboring country to celebrate that it occupies the 18th seat.

With his appointment, the Peruvian author is the first writer to enter the institution without having published books in French (not translated). Founded in 1635 by Cardinal Richelieu, the academy, located opposite the Louvre Museum, in the Left Bank of the Seine, has become for a few hours the epicenter of French culture.

The most awaited photo of the event was, without a doubt, that of the Peruvian Nobel Prize winner with Juan Carlos I. A circumstance that could steal focus and luster from the great day of the Peruvian. Below, the arrival of the emeritus at the academy.