Books by Juan Gabriel Vásquez
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review 1: I studied Latin American literature in college and was excited to read this book, having heard a lot of positive things about Juan Gabriel Vásquez as an important up-and-coming Colombian novelist. However, I didn't get a lot out of this book. Its portrayal of the collective shell...
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review 1: Πλούσια και πολλές φορές διεισδυτική γραφή όσο αφορά την υπαρξιακή αγωνία του ήρωα. Ενδιαφέρουσα μεταφορά της κοινωνικής κατάστασης στην πόλη και τη χώρα. Αδύναμη όμως η κεντρική ιστορία γύρω από την οποία πλέκονται οι ζωές των ανθρώπων ενώ μένεις με την αίσθηση πως υπήρχαν δυνατ...
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review 1: Really well written. Descriptive language without going overboard. There were a few sentences that had me pausing and staring off while I thought them through, not because I couldn't get the meaning behind them, but because it prompted further thought. My mind went off on a thoug...
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review 1: Una corta historia escrita en un lenguaje ameno y muy colombiano. Me sentí caminando por la calles de aquella Bogotá rodeada de montañas y a veces lluviosa que tengo tan presente en mis recuerdos. Vázquez ha revivido aquí al famoso caricaturista colombiano Ricardo Rendón, quien ...