List of Peruvian writers
Encyclopedia
This is a list of Peruvian literary
figures, including poet
s, novelists, children's writers, essayists, and scholars.
Peruvian literature
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...
figures, including poet
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
s, novelists, children's writers, essayists, and scholars.
- Isaac Goldemberg (1945-), novelist and poet
- Martín AdánMartín AdánMartín Adán , pseudonym of Rafael de la Fuente Benavides, was a Peruvian poet whose body of work is notable for its hermeticism and metaphysical depth....
(1908-1985), poet - Ciro AlegríaCiro AlegríaCiro Alegría Bazán was a Peruvian journalist, politician, and novelist.-Biography:Born in Huamachuco District, he exposed the problematic of the native Peruvians, learning about their way of life. This understanding of how they were oppressed was the focus for his novels...
(1909-1967), indigenista novelist - José María ArguedasJosé María ArguedasJosé María Arguedas Altamirano was a Peruvian novelist, poet, and anthropologist who wrote mainly in Spanish, although some of his poetry is in Quechua...
(1911-1969), indigenista novelist and poet - Jaime BaylyJaime BaylyJaime Bayly Letts is a Peruvian writer, journalist and television personality. He is the third of 10 children and is known as "el niño terrible" .-Early life:...
(1965-), contemporary novelist - Micky Bane (1979-), contemporary novelist and poet.
- Michael BentineMichael BentineMichael Bentine CBE was a British comedian, comic actor and founding member of the Goons. A Peruvian Briton by heritage as a result of his father's nationality, In 1971 Bentine received the Order of Merit of Peru because of his fund-raising work for the 1970 Great Peruvian...
(1922-1996), Anglo-Peruvian comedian - Alfredo Bryce Echenique (1939-), novelist
- Carlos CastanedaCarlos CastanedaCarlos Castaneda was a Peruvian-born American anthropologist and author....
(1925-1998), literary anthropologist - José María EgurenJosé María EgurenJosé María Eguren Rodríguez was a Peruvian writer. Although principally known for his poetry, Eguren was also a journalist, painter, photographer and even an inventor....
(1874-1942), poet - Blanca VarelaBlanca Varela- Biography :Varela was born in Lima.Her mother was a composer who authored many famous creole waltzes. She studied at the National University of San Marcos where she met other future writers such as Sebastián Salazar Bondy, Javier Sologuren, Jorge Eduardo Eielson, and her future husband, the...
(1926-2009), poet - Jorge Eduardo Eielson (1924-2006), poet
- Inca Garcilaso de la VegaInca Garcilaso de la VegaGarcilaso de la Vega , born Gómez Suárez de Figueroa, was a historian and writer from the Spanish Viceroyalty of Peru. The son of a Spanish conquistador and an Inca noblewoman, he is recognized primarily for his contributions to Inca history, culture, and society...
(c.1539-1616), chronicler - Manuel González PradaManuel González PradaJose Manuel de los Reyes González de Prada y Ulloa was a Peruvian politician and anarchist, literary critic and director of the National Library of Peru...
(1844-1918), modernistaModernismoModernismo is Spanish for modernism, however the term Modernism also indicates a more specific art movement:* Modernismo refers to a Spanish-American literary movement, best exemplified by Rubén Darío...
poet - Eduardo González ViañaEduardo Gonzalez ViañaEduardo González Viaña is a writer and professor of Spanish at Western Oregon University....
(1941-), short story writer and novelist - Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala, indigenous chronicler
- Javier HeraudJavier HeraudJavier Heraud Pérez was a Peruvian poet and member of the Ejército de Liberación Nacional .In January 1963, a group led by the 21-year-old poet Javier Heraud and Alain Elias crossed through Bolivia, where they picked up weapons, and entered southern Peru...
(1942-1963), poet and would-be guerrilla - Luis JochamowitzLuis JochamowitzLuis Jochamowitz is a Peruvian journalist and writer.Jochamowitz has worked for the Peruvian magazines Variedades and Caretas. In 1993, while Alberto Fujimori was president of Peru, he published Ciudadano Fujimori...
(1953-), journalist and biographer - José Carlos MariáteguiJosé Carlos MariáteguiJosé Carlos Mariátegui La Chira was a Peruvian journalist, political philosopher, and activist. A prolific writer before his early death at age 35, he is considered one of the most influential Latin American socialists of the 20th century...
(1894-1930), socialist essayist and journalist - Clorinda Matto de TurnerClorinda Matto de TurnerClorinda Matto de Turner was a Peruvian writer who lived during the age of the Latin American independence movements. Her own independence inspired women throughout the region as her writings sparked controversy in her own culture.- Biography :She was born and raised in Cuzco, Peru...
(1853-1909), novelist - Angélica PalmaAngélica PalmaAngélica Palma y Román was a writer, journalist and biographer from Peru.- Life :Angélica Palma was the daughter of famous Peruvian author and scholar Ricardo Palma and Cristina Román Olivier. Her brother Clemente Palma was also a distinguished Peruvian writer. She received her primary education...
(1878-1935), writer, journalist and biographer - Clemente PalmaClemente PalmaClemente Palma was a Peruvian writer. He was the son of famous Peruvian author and scholar Ricardo Palma and Cristina Román Olivier...
(1872-1946). writer of fantastic and horror fiction - Ricardo PalmaRicardo PalmaManuel Ricardo Palma Soriano was a Peruvian author, scholar, librarian and politician. His magnum opus is the Tradiciones peruanas.- Biography :...
(1833-1919), folkorist - Julio Ramón RibeyroJulio Ramón RibeyroJulio Ramón Ribeyro Zúñiga was a Peruvian writer best known for his short stories. He was also successful in other genres: novel, essay, theater, diary and aphorism. In the year of his death, he was awarded the US$100,000 Premio Juan Rulfo de literatura latinoamericana y del Caribe...
(1929-1994), short story writer - Sebastián Salazar BondySebastián Salazar BondySebastián Salazar Bondy was a Peruvian playwright, essayist, poet, and journalist, and among the most important of Peruvian intellectuals.- Publications :* Voz de vigilia * Cuadernos de la persona oscura...
(1924-1964), essayist and poet - José Santos ChocanoJosé Santos ChocanoJosé Santos Chocano Gastañodi was a Peruvian poet who is also known as "The Singer of Americas", because the first line of one of his most celebrated poems: "I am the singer of the America, Autochthonous and Savage""...
(1875-1934), poet - Hernando de Soto (economist)Hernando de Soto (economist)Hernando de Soto is a Peruvian economist known for his work on the informal economy and on the importance of business and property rights. He is the president of the Institute for Liberty and Democracy , located in Lima, Peru.-Childhood and education:Hernando de Soto was born in 1941 in Arequipa,...
(1941-), economist and essayist - Carlos Thorne BoasCarlos Thorne BoasCarlos Thorne is a Peruvian novelist, writer and lawyer. He is regarded as one of the most original and innovative Peruvian writers of the second half of the 20th century...
(1923-), novelist, writer and lawyer - Abraham ValdelomarAbraham ValdelomarPedro Abraham Valdelomar Pinto was a Peruvian narrator, poet, journalist, essayist and dramatist; he is considered the founder of the avant-garde in Peru, although more for his dandy-like public poses and his founding of the journal Colónida than for his own writing, which is lyrically...
(1888-1919) - César VallejoCésar VallejoCésar Abraham Vallejo Mendoza was a Peruvian poet. Although he published only three books of poetry during his lifetime, he is considered one of the great poetic innovators of the 20th century in any language. Thomas Merton called him "the greatest universal poet since Dante"...
(1892-1938), influential poet - Mario Vargas LlosaMario Vargas LlosaJorge Mario Pedro Vargas Llosa, 1st Marquis of Vargas Llosa is a Peruvian-Spanish writer, politician, journalist, essayist, and Nobel Prize laureate. Vargas Llosa is one of Latin America's most significant novelists and essayists, and one of the leading authors of his generation...
(1936-), novelist of the Latin American BoomLatin American BoomThe Latin American Boom was a literary movement of the 1960s and 1970s when the work of a group of relatively young Latin American novelists became widely circulated in Europe and throughout the world... - José WatanabeJosé WatanabeJosé Watanabe was a Peruvian poet who won a number of literary awards.Watanabe was born in Laredo, a large sugar cane farm in northern Peru. His father was a Japanese immigrant and his mother was a Peruvian of Andean origin...
(1946-2007), poet - Gamaliel ChurataGamaliel ChurataArturo Peralta Miranda was a Peruvian writer, he had an active literary and political life in his country, mostly in his native city: Puno. Some say that at his time, he was one of the four major representatives of the Peruvian indigenous movement...
(1897-1957), socialist essayist and journalist - Rodolfo HinostrozaRodolfo HinostrozaRodolfo Hinostroza is a Peruvian poet.He studied Philosophy and English Literature at the University of La Habana.In 1968, he married Nadine Caillière, and lived in Paris until 1984.-Works:*, Universidad de Chile...
(1941-), influential poet, writer, novelist and essayist