Round 12: Tossup 20

In a novel by this author, Lieutenant Gamboa refuses a written confession for a murder that got him reassigned. At the end of a novel, this author revealed that Urania Cabral left for the US after being sexually assaulted by Rafael Trujillo (“troo-HEE-yo”). This author created a group led by the Jaguar called “The Circle" who steal a chemistry exam at a military academy. This author of The Time of the Hero alternated chapters of a novel from the perspective of the aspiring newswriter Marito. In that novel, this author interwove the title divorcee’s forbidden romance with radio novelas (-5[1])by Pedro Camacho. For 10 points, name this Peruvian novelist of Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter. ■END■ (0[1])

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