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flag Peruvian literary icon Alfredo Bryce Echenique, famed for *A World for Julius*, has died at 87.

flag Peruvian author Alfredo Bryce Echenique, a leading figure in Latin American literature, has died at 87. flag Best known for his 1970 novel *A World for Julius*, which offered a satirical, melancholic view of Lima’s elite through a child’s eyes, he became a central voice in Spanish-language fiction. flag Born into a wealthy family with presidential ancestry, he lived in voluntary exile in Europe for decades, returning to Peru in 1999. flag His works, marked by irony and psychological depth, explored identity, class, and memory, earning him major literary prizes and widespread acclaim. flag His passing marks the end of an era in Peruvian and global literature.

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