February 7, 1833 is the birthday of the prolific Peruvian writer, historian and politician, Manuel Ricardo Palma Soriano (1833 – 1919). One of his most famous works is Tradiciones Peruanas, written in the tradiciones literary genre. Tradiciones are short stories that combine history and fiction, similar to the English-language historical fiction genre, and are written… Continue reading Manuel Ricardo Palma Soriano, 1833 – 1919