PARIS (Reuters) - The French Academy, the prestigious institution that shapes the standards of the French language, said on Thursday it will admit Peruvian writer and Nobel laureate Mario Vargas Llosa as a new member, although he is 10 years older than its statutes allow and has never written a book in French.
Vargas Llosa, whose sharp attacks on Peru's then ruling military made him a leading figure in Latin America's 1960s literary scene, was admitted with 18 out of 22 votes, the Academy said in a statement.
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