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Alonso Cueto


Born
in Lima, Peru
January 01, 1954

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“Un escritor es un buitre que se alimenta de conflictos”, en palabras de Alonso Cueto. Alonso Cueto es considerado uno de los escritores más destacados del panorama literario peruano en la etapa post-boom, apoyado por Vargas Llosa, tal y como puede verse en sus conversaciones registradas. Nacido en Lima pero educado hasta los siete años en París y Washington, estudió literatura en Perú, España y Texas. Ha recibido diversos premios entre los que se encuentran el Premio Herralde (2005) por La hora azul. Entre sus novelas destacan además Grandes miradas, Dalia y los perros y Deseo de noche. Interesado por la crueldad, la venganza, la violencia, el erotismo o la culpa—presentes según el autor en cualquier lugar: desde un patio de colegio hasta ...more

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Average rating: 3.61 · 3,436 ratings · 418 reviews · 53 distinct works • Similar authors
La hora azul
3.75 avg rating — 1,302 ratings — published 2005 — 26 editions
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El susurro de la mujer ballena
3.41 avg rating — 358 ratings — published 2007 — 8 editions
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La pasajera
3.43 avg rating — 221 ratings — published 2015 — 4 editions
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La Perricholi. Reina de Lima
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Cinco para las nueve y otro...
3.30 avg rating — 146 ratings — published 1996 — 4 editions
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La viajera del viento
3.45 avg rating — 118 ratings — 3 editions
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Grandes miradas
3.67 avg rating — 104 ratings — published 2003 — 8 editions
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Francisca: Princesa del Perú
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Pálido cielo (Serie del río...
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La segunda amante del rey
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“La felicidad no está en nuestras manos. Pero la tranquilidad es posible algunas veces.”
― Alonso Cueto, Francisca: Princesa del Perú
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“Cada uno construye su biblioteca.”
― Alonso Cueto, La piel de un escritor. Contar, leer y escribir historias
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“Lima, ciudad de los reyes, cuatro de julio, 1897. Su Majestad, el Rey de España.”
― Alonso Cueto, La Perricholi: Reina de Lima
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