by Jaime Bayly · Editorial Anagrama · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788433966360
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«La noche es virgen» is the novel by Peruvian writer Jaime Bayly, published by Editorial Anagrama in paperback (192 pages, in Spanish).
The story follows Gabriel Barrios, a young man from Lima's bourgeoisie who works in television and occasionally flees to Miami, though he always returns to Lima. After meeting Mariano, a rock singer, he wonders whether it is possible to be gay and happy in a macho society. The novel explores identity, sexuality, and class differences in contemporary Peru.
The novel won the XV Herralde Novel Prize in 1997. It is volume 205 of Anagrama's Compactos collection.
For readers of contemporary fiction seeking urban stories with an openly gay protagonist set in Lima.
Jaime Bayly Letts is a Peruvian writer, journalist, and television personality. He has won an Emmy Award and two of his books have been adapted into international movies. He also won the Premio Herralde in 1997 for his novel La Noche es Virgen, a major literary award in the world of Spanish literature that has been granted to writers such as Roberto Bolaño, Mariana Enriquez, and Enrique Vila-Matas.
