What author describes the culture and nature of Peru? (not Llosa)?

Question

I say no Llosa because I didn't like much what I read from him, namely "Death in Andes". The language was too explicit, the characters too rough. Though it was exciting to read.

So I am looking to read authors who wrote about Peru, which are translated in English

Thanks

Answer 1

Ricardo Palma is entertaining, but it will give you a look at Lima culture from the late 1800's and it tells mostly anecdotes from colonial times. Ciro Alegría with "El mundo es ancho y ajeno" which was translated as "Broad and Alien is the World" , Enrique Lopez Albújar with "Cuentos Andinos", and Manuel Scorza "Redoble por Rancas" would be your best bet.

Answer 2

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Per...

This is a list of Peruvian literary figures, including poets, novelists, children's writers, essayists, and scholars.

Martín Adán (1908-1985), poet

Ciro Alegría (1909-1967), indigenista novelist

José María Arguedas (1911-1969), indigenista novelist and poet

Jaime Bayly (1965-), contemporary novelist

Michael Bentine (1922-1996), Anglo-Peruvian comedian

Alfredo Bryce Echenique (1939-), novelist, author of Un mundo para Julius

Mercedes Cabello de Carbonera (1845-1909), novelist and essayist

Carlos Castaneda (1925-1998), literary anthropologist

José María Eguren (1874-1942), poet

Carolina Freire de Jaimes (1844-1916), novelist

Inca Garcilaso de la Vega (c.1539-1616), chronicler

Manuel González Prada (1844-1918), modernista poet

Eduardo González Viaña (1941-), short story writer and novelist

Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala, indigenous chronicler

Javier Heraud (1942-1963), poet and would-be guerrilla

Luis Jochamowitz (1953-), journalist and biographer

José Carlos Mariátegui (1894-1930), socialist essayist and journalist

Clorinda Matto de Turner (1853-1909), indigenista novelist, author of Aves sin nido

Ricardo Palma (1833-1919), folkorist

Julio Ramón Ribeyro (1929-1994), short story writer

Sebastián Salazar Bondy (1924-1964), essayist and poet

José Santos Chocano (1875-1934), poet

Javier Sologuren (1921-2004), poet and essayist

Hernando de Soto (economist) (1941-), economist and essayist

Abraham Valdelomar (1888-1919)

César Vallejo (1892-1938), influential poet

Mario Vargas Llosa (1936-), novelist of the Latin American Boom

José Watanabe (1946-2007), poet

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peruvian_li...

The term Peruvian literature not only refers to literature produced in the independent Republic of Peru, but also to literature produced in the Viceroyalty of Peru during the country's colonial period, and to oral artistic forms created by diverse ethnic groups that existed in the area during the prehispanic period, such as the Quechua, the Aymara and the Chanka indigenous groups.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jorge_Basad...

Jorge Basadre Grohmann (February 12, 1903 – June 29, 1980) was a Peruvian historian known for his extensive publications about the independent history of his country. He served during two different administrations as Minister of Education and was also director of the Peruvian National Library.

A Peruvian University is named after him, Jorge Basadre Grohmann National University in Tacna

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Pe...

BOOKS:

-   Jorge Basadre and Peruvian Historiography

-   Religion in the Andes: Vision and Imagination in Early Colonial Peru

-   The Inca World: The Development of Pre-Columbian Peru, A.D. 1000-1534

-   The Incas: or, the Destruction of the Empire of Peru. (Two volume set)

-   The Last of the Incas: a Play on the Conquest of Peru

-   Power and Society in Contemporary Peru

-   Liberty for Latin America: How to Undo Five Hundred Years of State Oppression

-   The Kingdom of Horror by Alvaro Vargas Llosa.

-   Pizarro`s mestiza by Alvaro Vargas LLosa.

-   A Sonnet from Carthage: Garcilaso de La Vega and the New Poetry of Sixteenth-Century Europe

-   Peruvian traditions by Ricardo palma

-   The Golden Serpent by Ciro Alegria

-   The Hungry Dogs by Ciro Alegria

-   Chronicle of San Gabriel by Julio Ramon Ribeyro

-   The City in the Work of Julio Ramon Ribeyro

Answer 3

here   i give  u some ones :):

http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricardo_Pal...

http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ciro_Alegr%...

to me, ones  of the  best :)

so,  maybe there is some books translated in englis,,, mmmm

suerte :)

Answer 4

ricardo palma is the best author ever from peru...i like his books 2