''A World for Julius'' (original title: ''Un Mundo para Julius'', 1970), is the first novel published by the Peruvian writer

Alfredo Bryce Alfredo Bryce Echenique (born February 19, 1939) is a Peruvian writer born in Lima. He has written numerous books and short stories. Early days Bryce was born to a Peruvian family of upper class, related to the Scottish-Peruvian businessman John ...

. In this postmodern novel, Bryce incisively charts the decline of an influential, centuries-old aristocratic family faced with the invasion of foreign capital in the 1950s. The protagonist, Julius, is the youngest child of a wealthy Peruvian family. He studied at Inmaculado Corazón school and

Markham College Markham College is an international school in Lima, Peru. Founded by United Kingdom, British immigrants, Markham promotes a mixture of United Kingdom, British and Peruvian education. Markham is an independent, non-profit, co-educational, bilingua ...

Reception

The novel was received well by the review on

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Film adaptation

The novel was adapted into an internationally co-produced film of the same name written and directed by Rossana Díaz Costa.

References

1970 novels Spanish-language novels Peruvian novels Novels set in Lima Peruvian novels adapted into films Seix Barral books Revolutionary Government of the Armed Forces of Peru {{1970s-novel-stub