Huerto cerrado
short story collection by Alfredo Bryce Echenique
Huerto cerrado (English: Closed Orchard) is a collection of short stories written by Peruvian author Alfredo Bryce Echenique. Published in 1968, it was Bryce's debut in the literary world and won him special mention in the Casa de las Américas Prize of that year. The stories form a basis for the development of his later novel, Un mundo para Julius, published in 1970.
The stories take the form of a bildungsroman and are written in a variety of styles and perspectives and follow the protagonist, Manolo, in his journey of self-discovery. Each short story shows Manolo in a different stage of his life and reflects the social and historical context of Peruvian society in the 1960s.
Manolo begins his journey in Italy and returns to Peru in the opening story "Dos Indios".
The collection consists of the following short stories:
Dos indios (Two Indians)
An unnamed narrator meets Manolo in Rome. They talk in a bar, and Manolo recalls an encounter with two indigenous men during his childhood in Peru. After their talk, Manolo resolves to return to Peru.
Con Jimmy, en Paracas (With Jimmy in Paracas)
A 13-year-old Manolo accompanies his father on a business trip to Paracas, a luxury resort south of Lima.
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