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 Literature
‘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
REVIEW Gabo: The Creation of Gabriel Garcia Marquez
“Gabo was a superior being… With Gabo’s books you just want to keep reading and reading… His charm, his special... Read Article
Trailer for ¡Que Viva La Música!, A New Film Based on Colombian Author Andrés Caicedo’s Most Celebrated Work
It doesn’t feel like that long ago that we were putting together our Sounds and Colours Colombia book and were... 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
Sounds and Colours’ Colombia Book Preparing for Take-Off
Our Colombia book/CD project is approaching take-off. We’re just waiting for the final few tracks to be cleared for the... Read Article
A Gabriel Garcia Marquez Reader
Known as Gabo throughout Latin America, Colombian novelist Gabriel García Márquez is among the 20th century’s most significant writers. An... Read Article