Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa is pictured during an interview at his home in Madrid on October 7, 2009. This year's Nobel Literature Prize could go to a poet for the first time since 1996, Swedish literary circles say as speculation mounts ahead of Thursday's announcement. A Spanish language author has not won the prize since 1990, so it could also be time for Peru's Mario Vargas Llosa, often mentioned as a possible Nobel winner, to finally clinch the prestigious distinction, according to other experts in Stockholm. Getty Images logo Getty Images 28 months ago

Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa is pictured during an interview at his home in Madrid on October 7, 2009. This year's Nobel Literature Prize could go to a poet for the first time since 1996, Swedish literary circles say as speculation mounts ahead of Thursday's announcement. A Spanish language author has not won the prize since 1990, so it could also be time for Peru's Mario Vargas Llosa, often mentioned as a possible Nobel winner, to finally clinch the prestigious distinction, according to other experts in Stockholm.

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