Background
ALEGRÍA, Ciro was born on November 4, 1909 in Sartimbamba (Huamachuco), Peru.
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It is a pleasure to present to North American students of Spanish the Latin American prize novel of 1941. To reduce it to textbook length was not an easy task, but fortunately it was possible to keep the major theme intact. Certain chapters of the original novel, although they contain some of Alegria's most readable narration, could be pruned away without disrupting the continuity of the remainder. In order to preserve a smoothly articulated story it was necessary to make a few very minor changes in incident; these alterations in no wise distort the author's purpose or message. We believe the text can be read to best advantage in the third year of college study, or perhaps at the end of the second year. the volume contains a 65 page vocabulary.
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ALEGRÍA, Ciro was born on November 4, 1909 in Sartimbamba (Huamachuco), Peru.
Educated Colegio Nacional de San Juan and University de La Libertad, Trujillo. Reporter for El Norte, Trujillo, 1926. Joined Aprista party in 1930.
Was jailed in 1931 and 1933 for political activity. Helped found newspaper La Tribuna, 1934. In exile, Santiago, Chile, December, 1934.
Wrote monthly story for La Nación, Buenos Aires, during 1935. Traveled to the United States in 1941. Has written Spanish dialogue for American-made motion pictures, written magazine articles, and worked for the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs and the Office of War Information.
Born in Huamachuco District, he exposed the problems of the native Peruvians while learning about their way of life. This understanding of how they were oppressed was the focus for his novels. In 1930 Alegría joined the Aprista movement, dedicated to social reform as well as improving the welfare of native Peruvians.
He remained in exile in both Chile and later the United States up until 1948.
Later, he taught at the University of Puerto Rico, and wrote about the Cuban revolution while in Cuba. lieutenant depicts an Andean community, living in the Peruvian highlands.
The book was later published in the United States and has been reprinted many times, in multiple languages. Alegría returned to Peru in 1957.
He died unexpectedly in Lima, Peru on February 17, 1967.
After his death, his widow published many of his essays and reports he had written for various newspapers. He was 58 years old. Broad and Alien is the World has been recently published by Merlin Press of the United Kingdom.
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He was imprisoned several times for his political activities before finally being exiled to Chile in 1934. He joined President Fernando Belaúnde Terry"s party (Acción Popular) and was elected to the Chamber of Deputies in 1963.