by Alfredo Bryce Echenique · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788422699668
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«El huerto de mi amada» is the novel by Peruvian writer Alfredo Bryce Echenique, published by Círculo de Lectores in paperback and in Spanish.
Young Carlitos Alegre, from Lima's high society, falls in love with Natalia de Larrea, a divorcée twice his age. Their flight after a party triggers a scandal that pits their families against each other and forces them into hiding. Their relationship, marked by the bolero «Siboney» and social prejudices, becomes a rite of passage for the protagonist.
Winner of the Premio Planeta in 2002. This paperback edition, in Spanish, has 251 pages.
For readers of contemporary fiction and romance interested in Latin American narrative and the portrayal of Lima's high society.
Alfredo Marcelo Bryce Echenique was a Peruvian writer. He wrote numerous books and short stories; he is best known for his 1970 work A World for Julius. At the time of his death, he was considered to be the last living representative of the Latin American Boom, although he has also been categorized as being part of post-boom literature.
