- Julio Ramón Ribeyro
Julio Ramón Ribeyro Zúñiga (
August 31 ,1929 ,Lima ,Peru -December 4 ,1994 , Lima, Peru) was a Peruvianwriter best known for hisshort stories . He was also successful in other genres:novel ,essay ,theater ,diary andaphorism . In the year of his death, he was awarded the $100,000 "Premio Juan Rulfo de literatura latinoamericana y del Caribe". His work has been translated into numerouslanguages , including English.The characters in his stories, often
autobiographical and usually written in simple but ironic language, tend to end up with their hopes cruelly dashed. But despite its apparentpessimism , Ribeyro's work is oftencomic , itshumor springing from both the author's sense of irony and the accidents that befall his protagonists.Ribeyro studied
literature andlaw in Universidad Católica in Lima. In 1960 he immigrated toParis where he worked as ajournalist in France Presse and then ascultural advisor andambassador toUNESCO .Partial bibliography
*"Los gallinazos sin plumas" (1954) Short Stories
*"Relatos santacrucinos" (1954) Short Stories
*"Cuentos de circunstancias" (1958) Short Stories
*"Crónica de San Gabriel" (1960) Novel
*"El árbol de cesar" (1962) Essays
*"Las botellas y los hombres" (1964) Short Stories
*"Tres historias sublevantes" (1964) Short Stories
*"Los geniecillos dominicales" (1965) Novel
*"Los cautivos" (1972)
*"El próximos mes me nivelo" (1972) Short Stories
*"Santiago, el Pajarero" (1975) Theatre
*"La palabra del mudo" (1973-77)
*"Prosas Apátridas" (1975-78)
*"Cambio de guardia" (1976) Novel
*"Silvio en El Rosedal" (1977) Short Stories
*"Atusparia" (1981) Theatre
*"Sólo para fumadores" (1987)
*"La tentación del fracaso" (1987) Diaries
*"Dichos de Luder" (1989)
*"La tentación del fracaso" (1992-1995)Awards
*Premio Nacional de Literatura (1983)
*Premio Nacional de Cultura (1993)
*Premio Juan Rulfo de Literatura Latinoamericana (1994)
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