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Juan Gabriel Vasquez

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Bio

Juan Gabriel Vásquez's previous books include the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award winner and national bestseller The Sound of Things Falling, and Man Booker International finalist The Shape of the Ruins, as well as the award-winning Reputations, The Informers, The Secret History of Costaguana, and the story collection Lovers on All Saints' Day. His books have been published in twenty-eight languages worldwide. After sixteen years in Europe, he now lives in Bogotá.

Anne McLean is a Spanish translator who has twice won both the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize and the Premio Valle Inclán, and received the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award with Juan Gabriel Vásquez for his novel The Sound of Things Falling. She lives in Toronto.

Juan Gabriel Vasquez Books

Retrospective book cover

Retrospective

Juan Gabriel Vasquez
Songs for the Flames book cover

Songs for the Flames

Juan Gabriel Vasquez
The Shape of the Ruins book cover

The Shape of the Ruins

Juan Gabriel Vasquez
Reputations book cover

Reputations

Juan Gabriel Vasquez
Lovers on All Saints' Day book cover

Lovers on All Saints' Day

Juan Gabriel Vasquez
The Sound of Things Falling book cover

The Sound of Things Falling

Juan Gabriel Vasquez
The Secret History of Costaguana book cover

The Secret History of Costaguana

Juan Gabriel Vasquez
The Informers book cover

The Informers

Juan Gabriel Vasquez
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