Javier Heraud Pérez (, ; 1942–1963) was a

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and member of the Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN). In his early life he studied at

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and later he continued his studies at Pontifical Catholic University of Peru. In January 1963, a group led by the 21-year-old poet Javier Heraud and Alain Elías crossed through Bolivia, where they picked up weapons, and entered southern Peru. Plagued by

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infection however, the 15 member team decided to enter the city of

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to seek out medical supplies. The local police were warned of the group's advance, and on May 15 Heraud was shot in the chest and killed while he drifted past the town in a

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Publications

* ''El río'' (1960) * ''El viaje'' (1961) * ''Estación reunida'' (1961)

Work published in anthologies

* Ricardo Silva Santisteban (anthologist): ''Antología general de la traducción en el Perú'' (General anthology of translation in Peru). Lima, Universidad Ricardo Palma - Editorial Universitaria, 2016.

References

External links

*

at "Literature peruana"

''Time'' (May 31, 1963). 1942 births 1963 deaths Writers from Lima 20th-century Peruvian poets Peruvian male poets Peruvian translators Peruvian people of French descent National University of San Marcos alumni Pontifical Catholic University of Peru alumni Peruvian communists 20th-century translators English–Spanish translators {{peru-translator-stub