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Vásquez on Man Booker nomination: “Memory in literature is a moral act”

By Charlotte Harrison - June 25, 2019

In his 2015 novel The Shape of the Ruins, Juan Gabriel Va?squez delves into the conspiracy theories embedded in Colombia’s past and haunting its present.

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Colombian novelist Juan Gabriel Vásquez shortlisted for Man Booker Prize

By Charlotte Harrison - April 9, 2019

The most recent novel by Colombian novelist Juan Gabriel Vásquez, The Shape of the Ruins has been named a finalist for the prestigious UK literary prize Man Booker.

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Author Juan Gabriel Vásquez discovers Colombia through his writing

By Jared Wade - April 27, 2016

Author Juan Gabriel Vásquez talks about Colombia, his muse, La Candelaria and writing as a way to discover his home country.

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Juan Gabriel Vásquez and the displaced novel

By Edward Davey - May 22, 2013

Juan Gabriel Vásquez’s works delve into Colombian consciousness, where minor events take on historical importance.

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