Colombian Books
‘The Divine Boys’: Toxic Masculinity and Privilege as the Roots of Violence
There is an age-old nature vs. nurture debate, but Laura Restrepo’s The Divine Boys makes a persuasive case to scrutinise... Read Article
Héctor Abad Faciolince – El Olvido Que Seremos
“It is one of the saddest paradoxes in my life. Almost everything I have written has been meant for somebody... Read Article
Hector Abad Facioline – El Amanecer de un Marido (The Dawn of a Husband)
“(…) life would drag forward, enveloped in its own inertia” (p. 205, my translation). A woman who dates somebody looking... Read Article
Juan Gabriel Vásquez – El Ruido de las Cosas al Caer (The Sound of Things Falling)
In a shady billiards joint in La Candelaria, central Bogotá, Antonio Yammara, a young law professor frequently spends his evening.... Read Article
5 Best Gabriel Garcia Marquez Books
Known as Gabo throughout Latin America, the late Colombian novelist Gabriel García Márquez is among the 20th century’s most significant... Read Article