Manuel Scorza (September 9, 1928 – November 27, 1983) was an important Peruvian novelist, poet, and political activist, exiled under the regime of Manuel Odría. He was born in Lima.
Life and career
Scorza was a member of a student group affiliated with the American Popular Revolutionary Alliance (APRA) called The Poets of the People (Spanish: Los Poetas Del Pueblo).
He is best known for the series of five novels, known collectively as "The Silent War," that began with Redoble por Rancas (1970...