Álvaro Mutis
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1923-08-25 ) August 25, 1923, Bogotá, Colombia
- Died
- September 22, 2013 (2013-09-22) (aged 90), Mexico City , Mexico
- Occupation
- Poet and novelist
- Genre
- Fiction
- Notable works
- The Adventures and Misadventures of Maqroll
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Álvaro
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Colombia
- Place of birth
- Bogotá
- Place of death
- Mexico City
- Occupation
- poet
- Languages spoken
- Spanish
- Image
- Álvaro Mutis - A Pobra do Caramiñal (cropped).jpg
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- date of birth
- 1923-08-25
- date of death
- 2013-09-22
- Commons category
- Álvaro Mutis
- cause of death
- respiratory failure
- birth name
- Álvaro Mutis Jaramillo
- has works in the collection
- Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview
Álvaro Mutis Jaramillo (August 25, 1923 – September 22, 2013) was a Colombian poet, novelist, and essayist. His best-known work is the novel sequence The Adventures and Misadventures of Maqroll, which revolves around the character of Maqroll el Gaviero. He won the 1991 International Nonino Prize in Italy. He was awarded the 2001 Miguel de Cervantes Prize and the 2002 Neustadt International Prize for Literature.
Early life
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