Acclaimed Peruvian writer Alfredo Bryce Echenique dies aged 87
The author is best known for his novel A World for Julius, which chronicles the frivolous lives of the elite.
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"one of the great Peruvian writers, and of the Spanish language"
— Alvaro Vargas Llosa , Celebrity
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Alfredo Bryce Echenique was a Peruvian writer celebrated for his novel A World for Julius.
Alvaro Vargas Llosa is the son of Nobel laureate Mario Vargas Llosa.
Mario Vargas Llosa is a Nobel laureate and prominent Peruvian writer.
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The author is best known for his novel A World for Julius, which chronicles the frivolous lives of the elite.
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