Juan Gabriel Vásquez (Bogotá, 1973) is the author of two short story collections, Lovers on All Saints’ Day and Songs for the Flames (Premio Biblioteca de Narrativa Colombiana), and seven novels: The Informers, The Secret History of Costaguana, The Sound of Things Falling (Premio Alfaguara, Premio Gregor von Rezzori-Città di Firenze, IMPAC Dublin International Literary Award), Reputations (Premio real Academia Española, Premio Casa de América Latina de Lisboa, Premio Arzobispo Juan de San Clemente), The Shape of the Ruins (Premio Casino de Póvoa and shortlisted for the International Man Booker Prize), Retrospective (Premio Bienal de Novela Mario Vargas Llosa, Prix du Meilleur Livre Étranger, Premio de Novela Europea Casino de Santiago), and All the Names of Feliza. He has also published three books of literary essays—El arte de la distorsión, Viajes con un mapa blanco y La traducción del mundo— two collections of political articles, Los desacuerdos de paz y Esto ha sucedido, and a collection of poems, Cuaderno de septiembre. He is the recipient of the Roger Caillois Prize, the Cálamo Extraordinario Prize, and the Lee Ho Chul Literary Peace Prize. He has translated works by Joseph Conrad and Victor Hugo into Spanish. His books are currently published in 30 languages.
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