Peruvian Writer Alfredo Bryce Echenique, the Last Great Name of the "Latin American Boom", Has Died

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Writer Alfredo Bryce Echenique, author of The World for Julius and The Garden of My Beloved, has died in his hometown of Lima at the age of 87. His literary work is characterized by an ironic tone, themes of memory, and the sting of social criticism.

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A major figure in Latin American literature "post-boom", Alfredo Bryce Echenique died at 87 in Lima. The Peruvian writer, author of many novels, leaves a work marked by the observation of the elites of his country and by an internationally recognized narrative virtuosity. His last novel, An Infinite Sadness, was published in 2015 at Métailié.