"He flayed my books without compassion"

Former TV host Jaime Bayly recalled the late Marco Aurelio Denegri at the presentation of his book Pecho Frío at the Lima International Book Fair

"It was an educated man, he was afraid to go against the tide or to be in the minority.He was an acute provocateur, "he said.

In another moment, he quipped about the how Denegri criticized his books. "I have been drained more than once. I flayed my books without compassion, but it was a deeply enlightened look. " ❧