I was very surprised to learn that, in the 1940s, in the andean town of fusagasuga, colombia, operated a concentration camp hotel where the us and colombian goverments detain people who. The words im disappointed in you can wrap themselves around a sons mind and heart so that all decisions henceforth must filter through that statement in fear of what words. The informers is the best work of literary fiction to come my way since 2005. A colombian journalist gabriel santoro writes a memoir of jewish family friend sara guterman, whose family settled in colombia during world war ii. Kindle ebooks can be read on any device with the free kindle app. Libro nuevo o segunda mano, sinopsis, resumen y opiniones. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Translated from the spanish by anne mclean by vasquez, juan gabriel, mclean, anne isbn.
Search results for juan gabriel vasquez colombianamerican bi. Forster and victor hugo, amongst others, into spanish. The author, most recently, of lovers on all saints day says the toughest thing about translating is being unfaithful to the. Mejores libros, ebooks o novelas del escritor juan gabriel vasquez con su biografia y. Earlier in 1988 luis had published a book, a life in exile about his fathers lifelong friend, sara guterman, and the lives of her displaced family and friends, beginning with her arrival in. He studied latin american literature at the sorbonne, and has translated works by e. Regarded as one of the most important latin american. See search results for juan gabriel vasquez in the colombianamerican binational centers. The informers by juan gabriel vasquez provides a window on life among german nationals living in columbia during the second world war.
The informers begins when luis gabriel santoro, a journalist in bogota, is summoned to visit his father fifteen years after the death of his mother. A fathers criticism of his son, when presented privately, can be devastating enough. Juan gabriel vasquez is a colombian writer, journalist and translator. The informers by juan gabriel vasquez james reads books. Because of diplomatic pressure from the united states, the government of columbia published a list of german nationals deemed security risks. When gabriel santoro publishes his first book, a life in exile,it ne. Jonathan yardley, the washington post a straightahead, oldfashioned narrative. Le reputazioni juan gabriel vasquez recensioni di qlibri. Publication date 2011 topics antonio yammara, ricardo laverde, novela collection.
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