"Paciencia Perdida does not make you lose your patience at all. Entering this kaleidoscope of contemporary Peruvian literature is an adventure and a risk. Lose yourself into this labyrinth and I am sure you will continue exploring our country's new voices. Like most Peruvians you will simultaneously enjoy and suffer as you start to identify with authentic life experiences from Peru." -Alejandro Neyra, Peru's former Minister of Culture and author of Mi monstruo sagrado "Paciencia Perdida is a true gift of a book that illuminates the wholeness and complexity of contemporary Peruvian literature. As part of the Peruvian English-speaking diaspora, I was entranced to read familiar voices and discover several new to me, and to feel, with each turn of the page, ever closer to home." -Natalia Sylvester, author of Chasing the Sun and Breathe and Count Back From Ten Paciencia Perdida is an anthology of short stories that brings together twenty-seven of the most renowned contemporary Peruvian authors from around the world. Translated and edited by Gabriel T. Saxton-Ruiz. Katya ADAUI Fernando AMPUERO Francisco ÁNGELES Jorge Eduardo BENAVIDES Miluska BENAVIDES María José CARO Luis Hernán CASTAÑEDA María Luisa DEL RÍO Oswaldo ESTRADA Yeniva FERNÁNDEZ Hemil GARCÍA LINARES Bethsabé HUAMÁN ANDÍA Alexis IPARRAGUIRRE Pedro NOVOA Karina PACHECO Romina PAREDES Richard PARRA Juan Manuel ROBLES Gustavo RODRÍGUEZ Claudia SALAZAR Gunter SILVA PASSUNI Jennifer THORNDIKE Diego TRELLES PAZ Gimena VARTU Nataly VILLENA Julia WONG Carlos YUSHIMITO