Alfredo Bryce Echenique: Quick Facts


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Also Known As Alfredo Marcelo Bryce Echenique
Born February 19, 1939 • Lima • Peru
Died March 10, 2026 (aged 87) • Lima • Peru
Notable Works “A World for Julius” • “Crónicas perdidas” • “El hombre que hablaba de Octavia de Cádiz” • “El huerto de mi amada” • “Huerto cerrado” • “La amigdalitis de Tarzán” • “La esposa del Rey de las Curvas” • “La felicidad” • “La vida exagerada de Martín Romaña” • “Magdalena peruana y otros cuentos” • “Penúltimos escritos: Retazos de vida y literatura” • “Permiso para sentir” • “Permiso para vivir” • “Tantas veces Pedro”

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Peruvian author Mario Vargas Llosa smiling, shown in a close-up portrait with gray hair, wearing a suit and tie.
Mario Vargas Llosa
Peruvian author
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Julio RamĂłn Ribeyro
Peruvian writer
Portrait of JosĂŠ MarĂ­a Arguedas
JosĂŠ MarĂ­a Arguedas
Peruvian author
Cesar Vallejo, Peruvian poet, seated outdoors in a suit with his chin resting on his hand and a cane in his other hand, 1929.
CĂŠsar Vallejo
Peruvian poet
AlegrĂ­a, 1941
Ciro AlegrĂ­a
Peruvian author
Portrait of French author Marcel Proust, seated with his hand resting thoughtfully against his chin, wearing a dark suit and looking directly at the camera.
Marcel Proust
French writer
James Baldwin stands against a plain background in a dress shirt and tie, arms crossed, holding a cigarette, looking directly at the camera.
James Baldwin
American author
Theodore Dreiser
Theodore Dreiser
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Indian writer Khushwant Singh in his study
Khushwant Singh
Indian writer
Roxane Gay
Roxane Gay
American writer and cultural critic
Joyce Carol Oates, 2012
Joyce Carol Oates
American author
Carlos Fuentes
Carlos Fuentes
Mexican writer and diplomat
Isaac Bashevis Singer
Isaac Bashevis Singer
American author
Jamaica Kincaid
Jamaica Kincaid
Caribbean American author
Paul Auster
Paul Auster
American author
Mulk Raj Anand
Mulk Raj Anand
Indian author
Stein, Gertrude
Gertrude Stein
American writer
Portrait of Gilbert Keith Chesterton wearing glasses and a suit, with a mustache and tousled hair, looking directly at the camera.
G.K. Chesterton
British author