five years ago, one of the coldest winters that Germany does not lived in good weather, Professor Carlos Eduardo Zavaleta passed through this city of Munich, invited a number of events and cultural bunk ios , along with other Peruvian writers. That was how I had the pleasure of hearing them read from the novel beautiful pale, but calm (1997), reprinted in those months, which also left the crowded audience fascinated Cervantes Institute.
for him a kind of small tribute more than a mere gesture of attention, I had the idea to invite the teacher Zavaleta one afternoon to learn more about this ancient and modern city. Enthusiastically accepted, but due to the abundant snow that had accumulated through the streets and the very low temperatures, there was little chance for long city tours, so we decided to concentrate upon your request only in the Cathedral, because he wanted to go to church to pray by his wife, who died recently. Occurred since the night we dined at a restaurant in one of the oldest buildings in the medieval old town, where the evening was spent in pleasant conversation and interesting interview, which I published in a magazine Peruvian environmental [1] . What I remember most clearly from that dialogue was its simplicity in answering my questions very flattering on issues surrounding his work, being a writer and a teacher of the class we all know.
Now, after his sudden departure, suddenly the memories come and attempt to delve into my memory the image of how I came to his work, and I am reading, hanging almost my breath, feverish interior monologue of a unique female character. Yes, that was the first story I read of Professor Carlos Eduardo Zavaleta, "Juana la campa te vengará”. Y ése es el cuento que leeré ahora mismo, como inicio a un ciclo, personal e íntimo, de relectura de su obra.
La literatura per uana ha perdido a un ilustre escritor y maestro de maestros.
[1] Revista QUEHACER 159, mar-abr 06. También fragmento en:
http://cafe-con-letra.blogspot.com/2008/12/una-entrevista-con-carlos-eduardo.html
