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Peruvian painter Fernando de Szyszlo has published “Life without an owner,” an autobiography detailing the “friends, loves and ghosts” of his life. The 290-page book is the first by the Full Article »
The career of Afro-Peruvian poet Nicomedes Santa Cruz came into the limelight as his most famous line found its way into the 2016 presidential debates. Pedro Pablo Kuczynski trailed Keiko Full Article »
Mario Vargas Llosa celebrated his 80th birthday at a Madrid hotel on Monday, five years after The Economist called him “the region’s conscience.” The Nobel laureate’s celebration was attended by 400 Full Article »
Peruvian poet Eduardo Chirinos died of cancer on Wednesday in Montana. The member of Peru’s “80s generation” of literature published 18 poetry books including “The dwelling of silence” and “A Full Article »
Spain’s largest public library is showcasing a Garcilaso de la Vega exhibit featuring the ‘indigenist’ writer’s book collection and other personal belongings. The National Library of Spain in Madrid unveiled Full Article »
“Five Corners,” the next novel by Peruvian author Mario Vargas Llosa, deals with corruption and fear during the 1990s government of former President Alberto Fujimori. Vargas’ new novel will create Full Article »
Peru’s most famous celebrity chef, Gaston Acurio, and journalist Javier Masias have published a new culinary history book featuring recipes unique to Lima. Acurio and Masias have published “Bitute: The Full Article »
Peruvian drug trafficker Demetrio “Vaticano” Chavez was released from prison yesterday after serving 22 years for treason. The drug lord who controlled Peru’s Alto Huallaga valley, which produced the lion’s Full Article »
An American opera house premiered on Monday the “Bel Canto” opera, which is set during the MRTA rebel occupation of the Japanese ambassador’s home in Lima. The opera produced by the Full Article »
Peru’s central bank has issued a new collectors’ coin featuring the Quechua chronicler, Guaman Poma de Ayala. The new sol coin commemorating the Inca descendent from Ayacucho coincides with the Full Article »
