Literature
The complete poetry : a bilingual edition by With a foreword by Mario Vargas Llosa ; an introduction by Efraín Kristal ; and a chronology by Stephen M. Hart. Cesár Vallejo was called "...the greatest twentieth-century poet in any language" by Martin Seymour-Smith, a leading authority on world literature.
Trilce by ISBN: 8437609100
Birds without a nest : a novel by Translation of "Aves sin nido". Story of Indian life and priestly oppression in Peru.
Yawar fiesta by Translated by Frances Horning Barraclough.
Generally remembered as one of the most notable figures of 20th century Peruvian literature, Arguedas is especially recognized for his intimate portrayals of indigenous Andean culture. Key in his desire to depict indigenous expression and perspective more authentically was his creation of a new language that blended Spanish and Quechua and premiered in his debut novel Yawar Fiesta. (Wikipedia)
Cellophane: a novel by Don Victor Sobrevilla, a lovable, eccentric engineer, always dreamed of founding a paper factory in the heart of the Peruvian rain forest, and at the opening of this miraculous novel his dream has come true—until he discovers the recipe for cellophane. In a life already filled with signs and portents, the family dog suddenly begins to cough strangely. A wild little boy turns azurite blue. A hilarious plague of truth has descended on the once well-behaved Sobrevillas, only the beginning of this brilliantly realized, generous-hearted novel.- Between fire and love : contemporary Peruvian writing bySubject(s): Peruvian literature --20th century --Translations into English.
- La literatura peruana, derrotero para una historia cultural del Perú byVol. 1-5. Peruvian literature --History and criticism.
- Peruvian traditions [electronic resource] byThe writings, which are collectively known as the "Tradiciones", started appearing in 1863 in newspapers and magazines. They are short stories of historical fiction that relate events based on historical fact and that are descriptive of the way people lived in different moments in the Peruvian history. Their value as historical sources is limited, but their literary value is great. (Wikipedia)
Licensed for all KU students, faculty and staff connecting to the Internet. (Source: ebrary Academic Complete) 
Tradiciones Peruanas by Subject(s): Legends --Peru.
Peru --History --Anecdotes.
Nobel Laureate Mario Vargas Llosa
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Nobel Prize in Literature 2010 - Mario Vargas Llosa
- Captain Pantoja and the special service byNovel. Translation of "Pantaleón y las visitadoras". This delightful farce opens as the prim and proper Captain Pantoja learns he is to be sent to Peru’s Amazon frontier on a secret mission for the army—to provide females for the amorous recruits. Side-splitting complications arise as word of Captain Pantoja's remarkable achievements start to spread.
- Pantaleón y las visitadoras bySee above.
- The green house bySee above.
El Hablador by ISBN: 8432230804- The storyteller bySee above.
Ecocriticism
Ecocriticism is the study of literature and environment from an interdisciplinary point of view where all sciences come together to analyze the environment and brainstorm possible solutions for the correction of the contemporary environmental situation.
Ecocriticism is an intentionally broad approach that is known by a number of other designations, including "green (cultural) studies", "ecopoetics", and "environmental literary criticism". (Wikipedia)
- Ecological Imaginations in Latin American Fiction byPublication Date: 2012Article in: Review: Literature and Arts of the Americas, 45:2, 255-256.
- Like a River: An Introduction to Contemporary Latin American Eco-Literature byArticle in: Review: Literature and Arts of the Americas, 45:2, Nov. 2012, 151-156
- POESÍA, ESPACIO/PAISAJE E IDENTIDADES EN LAS LITERATURAS LATINOAMERICANAS byArticle in: Cuadernos del Pensamiento Latinoamericano Nº 17
Interdisciplinary studies in literature and environment [electronic resource]
Available via the Internet. Licensed for all KU students, faculty, and staff connecting to the Internet.
Subject(s):
Nature in literature --Periodicals
Ecology --Periodicals
Conservation of natural resources --Periodicals
Human ecology --Periodicals
Environmental policy--Citizen participation--Periodicals
The Environmental Imagination by Publication Date: 1995Numerous works by this author are available at KU Libraries.
Subject(s):
Thoreau, Henry David, 1817-1862 --Knowledge --Natural history
National characteristics, American, in literature
Environmental protection --United States --History
Environmental protection in literature
Natural history --United States
Nature in literature
The Ecocriticism Reader by Publication Date: 1995Subject(s): Criticism
Ecology in literature
Nature in literature
The Bioregional Imagination by ISBN: 0820343676Publication Date: 2012-03-01Connect to electronic text. - (Source: eBook Collection)
Words for a Small Planet by ISBN: 0739171585Publication Date: 2012Not currently available at KU.
Peruvian authors
See the list below for names of additional Peruvian authors with holdings here at the University of Kansas Libraries.
- Julio Ramón Ribeyro, 1929-1994
- Martín Adán, 1908-1985
- Jaime Bayly, 1965 -
- Alfredo Bryce, 1939 -
- José Santos Chocano, 1875-1934
- Abraham Valdelomar, 1888-1919
- Manuel Scorza, 1928-1983
- Alonso Cueto, 1954 -