Jose Maria Arguedas
Peruvian novelist who wrote from deep inside Quechua culture to document the clash between Andean indigenous civilization and colonial modernity. Deep Rivers is his most celebrated novel.
Works
- Deep RiversBildungsroman of a Quechua youth navigating cultural conflict in the Peruvian highlands
- The Fox from Up Above and the Fox from Down BelowExperimental novel blending indigenous and Spanish colonial narratives of Peru
- Yawar FiestaNovel depicting a traditional indigenous festival and cultural tensions in Andean Peru
- El SextoPrison narrative exploring social injustice and political persecution in Peru
- Amor MundoLyric poetry collection exploring love and identity within Quechua culture