No Me Esperen en Abril (Narrativas Hispanicas) (Spanish Edition) [Paperback]

Alfredo Bryce Echenique (Author)

Book Description

Series: Narrativas Hispanicas | Publication Date: July 1995

Nunca tanta risa en medio de tantas lagrimas, ni tanto dolor y decadencia feroz en medio de tanta risa como en esta novela.

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Text: Spanish

About the Author

Alfredo Bryce Echenique (Peru, 1939). Premio Nacional de Narrativa. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 611 pages
• Publisher: Anagrama (July 1995)
• Language: Spanish
• ISBN-10: 8433909886
• ISBN-13: 978-8433909886
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.7 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,591,213 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Tough is great!, September 9, 2005

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M. Milla "Kirfa" (Palo Alto, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: No me esperen en Abril (Compactos Anagrama) (Spanish Edition) (Paperback)

Esta no es una novela facil de leer; cuesta bastante entrar. Bryce es un escritor que demanda bastante del lector, pero creo que hay pocos novelistas que le dejan tanto, que le dan tanto al lector. "No me esperen en abril" es una historia de amor: de amor no solo entre un hombre y una mujer, pero tambien amor por los amigos, amor por los años y las experiencias que nos forman y definen como entes pensantes y emotivos. Es dificil decir si esta novela es mejor o no que su genial "Un mundo para Julius", pero lo que siempre impresiona de Bryce es su poder de re-inventarse en cada aventura creativa, lo cual ha sido tan bien demostrado en "El huerto de mi amada". Este tipo se mantiene vivo, su pluma aun no se cansa.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ademas y Todavia, November 12, 2003

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"muggle-lover" (PA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: No Me Esperen En Abril (Spanish Edition) (Paperback)

Unluckily for me, I read ths book before reading Ún mundo para Julius", but I still loved it. This, been the first books of my Bryce Echenique collection I read, made me think why don't we appreciate more this author
The story takes place on Lima (The capital of peru) in the 50s, it is set, thoguh fter Un mundo Para Julius, it starts as the script for a teen soap , but it leads to a beutifully written story about this boy (who reminds me a lot of the main charater pof Una Mano en las cuerdas)
Every self proclame romance book has a girl, and this isnt te exception, but it is different, they do not have a spiritual connection t first, he first sees her looks.. and it grows to something that willl last forever
Bryce echenique makes fun of the political and pop culture of the time, citing songs like Pretend, and the effect it has in the story, which is not small.. Now, it may be a bit difficult to read his book, if you have never been to Peru ( maybe this is the reason why the author doesnt have the same reputation of Mario Varga Llosa), but it is still radable, moreover, it will encourage people to go to this country, or at least learn more about it
the author was an upper-classman, which only reflects on the stories he writes ( he studied at one of the most expensives schools of Lima), but it does not stereotype different classes.. it shows us how different people suffer from money and gives each character their own life something I havent seen in a long time, by the time I read the book
With things like the letters of the two lovers (Manongo Sterne Tovar y de Teresa!!!), it seems as the couple would never rake up, but they do, and it is not a soulful finding of myself, but a simple, non-romantic breakup
I wish i had my book right now, that way i could describe characters like jorge valdeavellano who i fell in love with, or his ethnic friend (el cholo), or just the teacher whose name i dont remember, and i will ban my own head aginst the wall for it, who reminds me of mad-eye moody, before, of course, we found out who he truly was
so, if you want to learn about matalas-callando, and how to survive in a british'like boarding school, or how to grow up of been el mariconcito del santa aria, you need to read this book.. as you go through the pages you will discover that things dont stay the same
if you liked this book you should read:
un mundo para julius, tanats veces pedro, una mano en las cuerdas, etc

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book, September 7, 2003

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Jose Vitteri "jlvitter" (Wichita, KS, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: No Me Esperen en Abril (Narrativas Hispanicas) (Spanish Edition) (Paperback)

This author will make you laugh and cry. It's almost like a continuation of "A World for Julius". It will tell you so much about more than 40 years of peruvian history included in a beautiful love story.