Alfredo Bryce Echenique (born February 19, 1939) is a prominent Peruvian writer best known for his novels and short stories. He was born into a distinguished family of bankers in Lima. His father, Francisco Bryce Arróspide, and his mother, Elena Echenique Basombrío de Bryce, were influential figures. His great-great-grandfather, José Rufino Echenique, served as the President of Peru in 1851, and his family is connected to the French writer Flora Tristán and the German Baron Clemens Althaus of Hesse.

Educated within Lima's high society, Bryce Echenique attended primary school at Inmaculado Corazón and secondary school at Santa María Marianistas. Following an incident that required hospitalization, he transferred to San Pablo, a British boarding school in Lima. In 1957, he entered the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, where he completed a degree in Law and later earned a Doctorate in Letters in 1977.

His literary works include celebrated novels such as Un mundo para Julius, La vida exagerada de Martín Romaña, and No me esperen en abril, capturing the imagination of readers both in Peru and internationally.