Mario Vargas Llosa He died on April 13 at 89 in Lima, the capital of Peru, his hometown. Then, it was his own children who brought to light the bitter news through a statement, in which they also let the last will of the novelist, essayist and Nobel Prize for Literature, who asked for an intimate burial and be incinerated. Three weeks have passed since then and, now, it has been known that their three children, Morgana, Gonzalo and Álvaro, They are about to distribute the millionaire legacy left by their parent.
Thanks to his literary works, his journalistic works and his conferences around the world, the Peruvian writer accumulated a heritage that is around 10 million euros. Most of his fortune is inverted in real estate. And it is that the Nobel Prize for Literature had five luxurious properties distributed in different parts of the world.
One of the homes is in Lima, specifically, In the district of Barranco. Consecrated as its refuge, this house has spectacular sea views. In addition to spending the last years of his life in this home, after his separation from Isabel Preysler, inside he housed a good part of his immense library.
His second home was in Spain. We talked about the floor in a nineteenth -century building in the Madrid of Los Austrias, located in the center of the city. With dimensions of 293 square meters and 39 m² of terrace, this house was also its usual domicile during its stays in Spain.
Other properties are located in Parisspecifically, in the Saint-Sulpice neighborhood, an area that has been a key inspiration in his work. The fourth home is in a skyscraper New York And finally, it also has a holiday residence in Punta Cana. It should be noted that each of these properties is equipped with all kinds of luxuries that responded to the novelist’s needs.
As if that were not enough, in Spain the company that managed its copyright was also domiciled. He had put himself, as administrator, a salary of 1.1 million euros per year. Now, it will be his children who will take care of the legacy built by Mario Vargas Llosa. In addition to this millionaire heritage, the eldest of his children, Álvaro, also reads his noble title of Marqués Vargas Llosawhich was granted in 2011 by King Emeritus Juan Carlos I.
The writer’s relationship with his children struck from a thread After his separation of Patricia Llosa. However, after knowing that he was diagnosed with a terminal disease for which there was only palliative treatment, Mario Vargas Llosa wanted to recover his relationship with his offspring. The first thing he did when he received the diagnosis was to write a letter to his three children.
Although at that time he still maintained a relationship with Isabel Preysler, these writings ended up joining the family. In 2022, he separated from the Queen of Hearts y He returned with the mother of his children. From then on, he moved back to Peru to be next to his family.
