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Juan Gabriel Vásquez is a Colombian and Spanish writer, journalist, translator, and novelist born in Bogotá in 1973. He has written for TheGuardian.com and is educated at the University of Paris and Our Lady of the Rosary University. His native language is Spanish, and he also speaks English and French.
His notable works include Los malditos, Schiffe aus Feuer, קול הדברים הנופלים, Canciones para el incendio, and Muchas vidas por vivir. He has written in the essay genre and has 54 works listed.
Vásquez has received the Roger Caillois Prix, Dublin Literary Award, Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres, and Alfaguara Prize. He was nominated for the International Booker Prize. He works in Bogotá.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1973
- Works
- 54
Top works
- Mejor que ficción
- Los malditos
- Schiffe aus Feuer
- קול הדברים הנופלים
- Canciones para el incendio
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Bogotá, Colombia
Known for
- Nostromo: David Lean's Impossible Dream — Self2017
- Gabo: The Creation of Gabriel García Márquez — Self2015
via TMDB
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Spain
- Place of birth
- Bogotá
- Occupation
- short story writer
- Languages spoken
- French
- Genre
- essay
- Image
- Juan Gabriel Vásquez 1.jpg
- Work location
- Bogotá
Show 5 more facts
- date of birth
- 1973-00-00
- Commons category
- Juan Gabriel Vásquez
- name in native language
- Juan Gabriel Vásquez
- nominated for
- International Booker Prize
- has written for
- TheGuardian.com
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