Love, Loss and Violence: ‘The Bitch’ by Pilar Quintana
Pilar Quintana’s novel The Bitch (translated by Lisa Dillman) explores a woman’s yearning for motherhood and the chaos of life... Read Article
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
Juan Gabriel Vasquez’s The Informers
The Informers by Colombian author Juan Gabriel Vasquez is a fascinating book which poses a lot of questions. The story... Read Article