Peruvian Literature

[Benny Profane]

A country which has a strong tradition in Literature and which also reveals Mário Vargas Llosa, 2010 Nobel Prize in Literature's recipient.

Key names:

- Carlos Mariátegui;
- César Vallejo;
- José María Arguedas;
- Manuel Scorza;
- Julio Ramón Ribeyro;
- Mário Vargas Llosa;
- Blanca Varela;
etc.

 

[Ben Jackson]

Arguedas, Vallejo and Vargas Llosa are the most famous names from Peru in terms of Literature, especially Vallejo and Vargas Llosa, the two writers are well-known and read by writers in Africa.

 

[Daniel del Real]

To me, the greatest poet is César Vallejo and the greatest prose writer is Julio Ramón Ribeyro.