Antonio Cornejo Polar

Topics: Peruvian writers

Antonio Cornejo-Polar (1936-1997) was a Peruvian-born academic, teacher, literature and cultural critic, known particularly for his theorization of the concept of "heterogeneity."

Cornejo-Polar was born December 23, 1936 in Arequipa, Peru. He received a PhD from the National University of San Agustin in Arequipa, became a professor there as well, then in 1966 he becomes Professor in National University f San Marcos, Lima. He was also a visiting professor at the University of Pittsburgh and UC Berkeley.

Cornejo-Polar was married to Cristina Soto, who worked with him on the journal, and also managed "Latinoamericana Editores", a publishing company which covers Latin-American topics. They have four children and one grandson.