Faculty of Arts Events Calendar
Writer Event: In conversation with Juan Gabriel Vázquez
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Juan Gabriel Vázquez was born in Bogotá, Colombia, in 1973 and now lives in Barcelona, Spain. He is the author of the short story collection Los amantes de Todos los Santos (The All-Saints' Day Lovers) and of the novels Los informantes (The Informers) and Historia secreta de Costaguana (Secret History of Costaguana). He has also published a collection of literary essays, El arte de la distorsión (The Art of Distorsion), which includes the essay that won the Premio Simón Bolívar 2007, and a brief biography of Joseph Conrad, El hombre de ninguna parte (The Man from Nowhere). He has translated works by John Hersey, John Dos Passos, Victor Hugo and EM Forster, among others, and is a columnist for the Colombian newspaper El Espectador. His books have been published in 14 languages and 30 countries. His third novel, El ruido de las cosas al caer (The Sound of Things Falling) won the Premio Alfaguara in 2011. [Text adapted and translated from ]
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