The light and delightful style of bryces narrative is both entertaining and profound. Alfredo bryce echenique born february 19, 1939 is a peruvian writer born in lima. Libro nuevo o segunda mano, sinopsis, resumen y opiniones. In this postmodern novel bryce echenique incisively charts the decline of an influential, centuriesold aristocratic family faced with the invasion of foreign capital. A world for julius is a definition of a social novel as it deals entirely with peruvian society of lima. Ha sido traducida a varios idiomas y es lectura obligada en muchas universidades francesas, alemanas y norteamericanas. For me its one more reason to eat some delicious butifarras from time to time. The light and delightful style of bryce s narrative is both entertaining and profound. The first edition of the novel was published in 1970, and was written by alfredo bryce echenique. I am an author of the second half of the 20th century. Alfredo bryce echenique has 68 books on goodreads with 878 ratings.
Beyond the powerful social criticism, it is a portrayal of the universality of human suffering. More specifically mostly with peruvian high society, the whole plot revolves around a family which belongs to peruvian aristocracy of the era, its life and times over approximately seven years and this is given to reader via the innocent eyes of a kid, which year by year perceive the world. We use your linkedin profile and activity data to personalize ads and to show you more relevant ads. But anyone who has spent some time in peru will recognise the manners and attitudes depicted here. The book was published in multiple languages including spanish, consists of 480 pages and is available in paperback format. Bryce echenique patiently and expertly satirizes the peruvian obsession with social status as delineated by class, race, culture and language. The novels great achievement is to maintain empathy with the anxieties of the rich and powerful, at the same time as exposing their. The main characters of this fiction, seduction story are. The story of julius is compelling and uncannily real.
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