Peruvian author Alfredo Bryce Echenique, a leading figure in Latin American literature, has died at the age of 87, the government-affiliated House of Peruvian Literature announced Tuesday. Alfredo ...
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Greg Weiner, a professor of political science, is the president of Assumption University in Worcester, Massachusetts.