Julio Ramón Ribeyro
Julio Ramón Ribeyro (born August 31, 1929 in Lima , † December 4, 1994 ibid) was a Peruvian author and writer.
Ribeyro initially studied law, then turned to literature, especially short prose.
Among other things, he published the short story volumes Los gallinazos sin plumas (German vultures without feathers , 1955), Cuentos de circunstancias (German occasional stories , 1959) and Tres historias sublevantes (German three seditious stories , 1964) as well as several plays, some of which have received awards were.
His most significant work was the novel Crónica de San Gabriel ( In the Valley of San Gabriel , 1960), which has been translated into many languages , and is the story of a young person who lives in a family of mountain farmers. In 1965 followed a second novel Los geniecillos dominicales ( Eng . The Sunday Leprechauns ), the story of a student who renounces his inheritance and hangs around in the slums.
Ribeyro moved to Paris in the 1960s . His novel Caídos del cielo was filmed in 1990 under the title Heaven over Lima . In 1994 he received the Juan Rulfo Prize .
Web links
- Literature by and about Julio Ramón Ribeyro in the catalog of the German National Library
- Literature by and about Julio Ramón Ribeyro in the catalog of the Ibero-American Institute of Prussian Cultural Heritage, Berlin
- Portrait of Julio Ramón Ribeyro by Braun-Vega
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ribeyro, Julio Ramón |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Peruvian author and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 31, 1929 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lima |
| DATE OF DEATH | 4th December 1994 |
| Place of death | Lima |