Juan gabriel vasquez, author, anne mclean, translator, trans. His topic is one of the leastknown episodes of world war ii. Forster and victor hugo, amongst others, into spanish. The informers translated from the spanish by anne mclean. The shape of the ruins is a masterly story of conspiracy, political obsession, and literary. Juan gabriel vazquezs the informers presents history as something others have said to be true. Ulf andersengetty images people waiting outside the cemetery in medellin, colombia, where the body of pablo escobar was being viewed the day after his death in. The informers isbn 9781594484674 pdf epub juan gabriel. A colombian journalist gabriel santoro writes a memoir of jewish family friend sara guterman, whose family settled in colombia during world war ii. Each character in this thoughtful, complex novel truly believes the details of certain events transpired in. The informers, by juan gabriel vasquez trans anne mclean the.
When gabriel santoro publishes his first book, a life in exile,it ne. Also by juan gabriel vasquez see all books by juan gabriel vasquez. The informers by juan gabriel vasquez james reads books. In the bogota of the late 1980s and early 1990s, journalist gabriel santoro has published a book about a beloved family friend, sara guterman. Book description a virtuosic novel about family, history, memory, and betrayal from the brightest new latin american literary talent working today. The informers by juan gabriel vasquez matthew shaer. The colombian author juan gabriel vasquez s first novel, the informers, is a tale of betrayal and intrigue in the second world war. The following year he published the novel he now regards as his first.
The informers 2009, originally published in spanish in 2004 by the young colombian writer juan gabriel vasquez has elements of all three genres, plus it is beautifully written to boot. Extract from the informers by juan gabriel vasquez books. The informers by colombian author juan gabriel vasquez is a fascinating book which poses a lot of questions. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. The informers kindle edition by vasquez, juan gabriel. Juan gabriel vasquez has been hailed as one of the leading writers of his generation, compared to borges, john le carre, joseph conrad and w. His stories have appeared in anthologies in germany, france, spain, and colombia, and he has translated works by e. The informers by juan gabriel vasquez reading guide. The informers by juan gabriel vasquez, translated by anne mcleana colombian story. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the informers. He studied latin american literature at the sorbonne between 1996 and 1998, and now lives in barcelona. The informers is narrated by gabriel santoro, who shares his fathers name. The best lines in the secret history of costaguana were written by joseph conrad. The informers kindle edition by vasquez, juan gabriel, anne mclean.
The informers by juan gabriel vasquez, translated by anne. His first novel, the informers, a very powerful story about the shadowy years immediately following world war ii, is testimony to the richness of his imagination as well as the subtlety and elegance of his prose. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. When gabriel santoro publishes his first book, a biography of a jewish family friend who fled germany for. The career of juan gabriel vasquez, a colombian writer born in 1973, is off to a notable start with his ambitious first novel. The informers by juan gabriel vasquez, anne mclean. The colombian author juan gabriel vasquezs first novel, the informers, is a tale of betrayal and intrigue in the second world war. Unforeseen consequences the narrator, gabriel santoro, a young journalist, has. One of the many reasons for reading literature in translation is the window it can provide onto experiences other than our own, sometimes experiences we never knew existed.
Juan gabriel vasquezs the informers sounds and colours. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. 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. Juan gabriel vasquezs masterful first novel, the informers, published five years ago in spanish and now available in a lyric translation by anne mclean. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Juan gabriel vasquez is a colombian writer, journalist and translator. The trail begins here, in this extract from the first chapter. Between 1941 and 1945, the colombian government, under pressure from american leaders, interned and economically blacklisted. Several years earlier, in 1988, the younger santoro had published a book called a life in exile, about the life of a jewish woman a family friend who had come to colombia from germany as a girl before world war ii. Nick caistor on juan gabriel vasquezs the informers, a tale of wartime betrayal and intrigue in colombia.
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. Each character in this thoughtful, complex novel truly believes the details of certain events transpired in the way he or she chooses to remember. Juan gabriel vasquez s books include the sound of things falling, which won the alfaguara novel prize in spain and an english pen award, and the secret. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no. Vasquez has repeatedly expressed his dissatisfaction with his first two books, which seem to him to be the works of an apprentice. Cataloguing the life of longtime family friend sara guterman, a jewish german immigrant who escaped to colombia during the 1930s, gabriels book seemed an innocent attempt to preserve a piece of his countrys rapidly. The informers by juan gabriel vasquez overdrive rakuten.
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