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Mike 03

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1. Damn. At one point (in the late 80s/early 90s he was my favorite

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Wed Apr 16, 2025, 12:52 PM

Apr 2025

novelist. "Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter," "Who Killed Palomino Molero?", "Death in the Andes,"
"Feast of the Goat," "The Storyteller," "War of the End of the World," "The Real Life of Alejandro Mayta" and so many others. Not to mention his non-fiction, piercing interviews, and his run for the presidency of Peru.

I still don't understand his shift to the right. When I saw him begin to endorse autocrats something inside me died a little bit.

RIP you strange but obscenely talented contrarian.

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Damn. At one point (in the late 80s/early 90s he was my favorite Mike 03 Apr 2025 #1