Congratulations to Peruvian Writer Mario Vargas Llosa for Winning 2010 Nobel Prize in Literature

The Swedish Academy has awarded this year's Nobel Prize in Literature to Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa. He was as surprised as everybody else by this award. He said that each book has been an adventure, a journey, "
Each book, for me, has been an adventure, a period of time dedicated to study, to document certain facts, to traveling and also to fantasize and to invent.

In general, a writer would like to think that the best book that he has written is the book that he is writing, and the next book will be even better. Maybe if this is not true, it is very useful to keep the illusion alive."

This is what has been written about him:


"The author of more than 30 novels, plays and works of nonfiction, he is known for his expansive language, his alertness to the profound and the profane, and his fierce and dark disdain for tyranny. His books are not without magical touches, but he is more grounded, more a "realist" than fellow Nobel laureate and South American Gabriel Garcia Marquez."

"Vargas Llosa has written more than 30 novels, plays and essays, including "Conversation in the Cathedral" and "The Green House." In 1995, he was awarded the Cervantes Prize, the Spanish-speaking world's most distinguished literary honor.

His international breakthrough came with the 1960s novel "The Time of The Hero," which builds on his experiences from the Peruvian military academy Leoncio Prado. The book was considered controversial in his homeland and a thousand copies were burnt publicly by officers from the academy."

Mr. Llosa joins a great group of nobelists from the Spanish-speaking world:

"Vargas Llosa, whose acclaimed novels include "The Feast of the Goat," is the first Spanish-speaking writer to be honored since Mexican Octavio Paz, in 1990. Among other Latin American authors who are Nobelists: Colombian Gabriel Garcia Marquez and Chilean Pablo Neruda."

Nelson Mandela's Crispy Prose and Invitation to Travel to South Africa

Message from Nelson Mandela { "I believe that South Africa is the most beautiful place on earth. Admittedly, I am biased, but when you combine the natural beauty of South Africa with the friendliness and cultural diversity of our people, and the fact that the region is a haven for Africa's most splendid wildlife, then I think even the most scrupulous critic would agree that we have been blessed with a truly wonderful land. I would like to extend a personal invitation to you to come and see for yourself the splendour of South Africa. I know that my people will be delighted to welcome you and I think you will be enchanted by their warmth and hospitality. I am equally sure that you will enjoy our culture, our cuisine and the warmth of our people." } Nelson Mandela, President of South Africa, 1994-1999

Poetic Appreciation of John Lennon's Music and Lyrics

artist: John Lennon lyrics
title: Oh Yoko!
album: Imagine

in the middle of the night
in the middle of the night i call
your name
oh yoko, oh yoko, my love will
turn you on
in the middle of the bath
in the middle of the bath i call
your name
oh yoko, oh yoko, my love will
turn you on
my love will turn you on
in the middle of a shave
in the middle of a shave i call your name
oh yoko, oh yoko, my love will
turn you on
in the middle of a dream
in the middle of a dream i call
your name
oh yoko, oh yoko, my love will
turn you on
my love will turn you on
in the middle of a cloud
in the middle of a cloud i call
your name
oh yoko, oh yoko, my love will
turn you on
my love will turn you on
oh yoko, oh yoko, my love will
turn you on
my love will turn you on

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artist: John Lennon lyrics
title: Imagine
albums: Imagine, Shaved Fish, Live In New York City, Imagine (Original Soundtrack), Anthology - Ascot (CD1)

Imagine there's no heaven
It's easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us only sky
Imagine all the people
Living for today...

Imagine there's no countries
It isn't hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion too
Imagine all the people
Living life in peace...

You may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will be as one

Imagine no possessions
I wonder if you can
No need for greed or hunger
A brotherhood of man
Imagine all the people
Sharing all the world...

You may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will live as one

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artist: John Lennon lyrics

title: Love

albums: John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band, Anthology - Ascot (CD1), Acoustic


Love is real, real is love

Love is feeling, feeling love

Love is wanting to be loved


Love is touch, touch is love

Love is reaching, reaching love

Love is asking to be loved


Love is you

You and me

Love is knowing

we can be


Love is free, free is love

Love is living, living love

Love is needed to be loved


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artist: John Lennon lyrics

title: Working Class Hero

albums: John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band, Anthology - Ascot (CD1), Acoustic


As soon as your born they make you feel small

by giving you no time instead of it all

Till the pain is so big you feel nothing at all

Working Class Hero is something to be

Working Class Hero is something to be


They hurt you at home and they hit you at school

They hate you if you're clever and despise a fool

Till you're so fucking crazy you can't follow their rules

Working Class Hero is something to be

Working Class Hero is something to be


When they've tortured and scared you for 20 odd years

then they expect you to pick a career

When you can't really function you're so full of fear

Working Class Hero is something to be

Working Class Hero is something to be


Keep you doped with religon, sex and T.V.

and you think you're so clever and classless and free

but you're still fucking peasants as far as I can see

Working Class Hero is something to be

Working Class Hero is something to be


There's room at the top I'm telling you still

but first you must learn how to smile as you kill

if you want to be like the folks on the hill

Working Class Hero is something to be


Yes, A Working Class Hero is something to be

If you want to be a hero well just follow me

If you want to be a hero well just follow me


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artist: John Lennon lyrics

title: Remember

albums: John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band, Anthology - Ascot (CD1)


Remember when you were young

how the hero was never hung

always got away


Remember the man

used to leave you empty handed

Always, always let you down

If you ever change your mind

about leaving it all behind

Remember, Remember Today


Don't you worry

'Bout what you've done

Don't feel sorry

'bout the way it's gone


Remember

When you were small

How people seemed so tall

Always had their way

Remember your ma and pa

Just wishing for movie stardom

Always, Always playing a part

If you ever feel sad

And the whole world is driving you mad

Remember, Remember Today

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artist: John Lennon lyrics
title: Oh My Love
albums: Imagine, Anthology - Ascot (CD1)

oh my love for the first time in
my life
my eyes are wide open
oh my lover for the first time in
my life
my eyes can see
i see the wind, oh i see the
trees
everything is clear in my heart
i see the clouds, oh i see the
sky
everything is clear in our world
oh my love for the first time in
my life
my mind is wide open
oh my lover for the first time in
my life
my mind can feel
i feel sorrow, oh i feel dreams
everything is clear in my heart
everything is clear in our world
i feel life, oh i feel love

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artist: John Lennon lyrics
title: Jealous Guy
albums: Imagine, Imagine (Original Soundtrack), Anthology - Ascot (CD1)

i was dreaming of a past
and my heart was beating fast
i began to lose control
i began to lose control
i didn't mean to hurt
i'm sorry that i made you cry
i didn't mean to hurt you
i'm just a jealous guy
i was feeling inscure
you might not love me anymore
i was shivering inside
i was shivering inside
i was trying to catch your eyes
thought that you was trying to
hide
i was swallowing my pain
i was swallowing my pain