Iván Thays is a Peruvian author, professor and television host.Thays
was born on October 21, 1968, in Lima. He studied languages and
literature at the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru. After his
study he continued as a professor at the same university.In 1992 he
published his first book, Las fotografÃas de Frances Farmer, which
received praising critics. More books followed, like El viaje
interior, La disciplina de la vanidad, Un lugar llamado Oreja de Perro
and more. In 2006 he published the volume Pasajeros Perdurables -
Historias de escritores viajeros with his selection of stories of
other writers that had lived in exile.Thays is seen as a renewer in
Peruvian literature. Alonso Cueto wrote on him: "There is a new
generation of writers in Peru that wishes to break with the usual form
of writing realistic novels. Iván Thays and Mario Bellatin are the
masters of this group young writers." He received positive critics of
more writers. For instance Mario Vargas Llosa described him as "one of
the most interesting writers that arose in Latin America in recent
years."
was born on October 21, 1968, in Lima. He studied languages and
literature at the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru. After his
study he continued as a professor at the same university.In 1992 he
published his first book, Las fotografÃas de Frances Farmer, which
received praising critics. More books followed, like El viaje
interior, La disciplina de la vanidad, Un lugar llamado Oreja de Perro
and more. In 2006 he published the volume Pasajeros Perdurables -
Historias de escritores viajeros with his selection of stories of
other writers that had lived in exile.Thays is seen as a renewer in
Peruvian literature. Alonso Cueto wrote on him: "There is a new
generation of writers in Peru that wishes to break with the usual form
of writing realistic novels. Iván Thays and Mario Bellatin are the
masters of this group young writers." He received positive critics of
more writers. For instance Mario Vargas Llosa described him as "one of
the most interesting writers that arose in Latin America in recent
years."
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