Comments on: Chronicle of San Gabriel by Julio Ramon Ribeyro – Review & Giveaway

By: frances matthews

frances matthews — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 23:52:02 +0000

Have been reading ribeyro’s short stories in spanish and am very curious to see how his masterful story writing and irony comes across in english.His short stories are beautifully constructed , to start with , simple ,opaque style , then you are gradually, subtly lulled into accepting Ribeyro’s hyper -normal fictional world (usually lima, often with a julio as the protagonist)until the reader has his/her preconceptions blasted from them in the most surprising way . they really make you think about Peru , politics , social injustice and the absurdities of life while making you laugh at the same time.He is greatly under rated as a Peruvian writer and should be much more widely read , an ostensibly unflashy writer whose works still have a strong resonance now , and will continue to do so. I’d enjoy discovering his talents as a novelist, too.

By: raych

raych — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 05:21:38 +0000

I have the mad travel itch, but I also have a mountain of debt and a spouse now with his own mountain of debt, so travel-by-book is all I can do. I am definitely subscribing to your link!

By: Jessica

Jessica — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 23:11:47 +0000

When I was in 5th grade, I had to choose a South American country to do a report on, and I chose Peru. Since then, I have been fascinated with the country. Plus, I love books that take me to new places – I travel through literature!

By: Trish

Trish — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 19:52:03 +0000

Thanks for having a giveaway. I posted a link about your giveaway on my blog: http://trishtheconqueror.wordpress.com/

By: Michael Pedersen

Michael Pedersen — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 00:33:36 +0000

I would like to read

By: Jill Miller

Jill Miller — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 22:38:10 +0000

The combination of different people thrown together by circumstance sounds really interesting!

By: Betty Curran

Betty Curran — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 17:56:16 +0000

Sounds like my kind of book, travel and meet people without leaving home.

By: sarah

sarah — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 16:55:04 +0000

Any kind of writing about foreign travel intrigues me! I’d love to read it!

By: barb wild

barb wild — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 15:50:33 +0000

i would love to read about this great place …

By: Jasmin

Jasmin — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 15:21:14 +0000

My girlfriend is headed to Machu Picchu later this year — it would be great to win this for her!