Julio Ramón Ribeyro
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Julio Ramón Ribeyro (August 31, 1929, Lima, Peru - December 4, 1994, Lima) 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 $100,000 premio Juan Rulfo de literatura latinoamericana y del Caribe. His work has been translated into numerous languages, 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 apparent pessimism, Ribeyro's work is often comic, its humor springing from both the author's sense of irony and the accidents that befall his protagonists.
[edit] Partial bibliography
- Los gallinazos sin plumas (1955)
- Crónica de San Gabriel (1960)
- La palabra del mudo (The Word of the Mute) (1973-77)
- Prosas Apátridas (1975-78)
- Dichos de Luder (1989)
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