Alfredo Bryce Echenique

Alfredo Bryce Echenique (born February 19, 1939, Lima, Peru—died March 10, 2026, Lima) was a Peruvian novelist, short-story writer, and essayist whose works of fiction are filled with wry humor that blends intimacy and pathos. His debut, A World for Julius (1970), marked him as an important new voice in Latin American literature, although his later career was tainted by allegations that he had plagiarized other writers. Bryce Echenique was born into a wealthy family;...