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A short, unforgettable masterwork by one of Colombia’s most influential living novelists. Far Far Away is the Colombian master Evelio Rosero’s ninth novel and has been billed by his Spanish publisher as “one of the most important Colombian works of fiction written in the past two decades.” In search... Read More about Way Far Away

An unforgettable yet humane novel that takes us into the heart of Colombia’s brutal society, by one of the country’s most renowned writers I was alone when someone pounded on my door. Who could it be? So begins Toño the Infallible, Evelio Rosero’s gripping novel about an intense relationship between... Read More about Tono the Infallible

On the outskirts of Bel n del Cham , a town that has yet to appear on any map of Colombia, the mute Salom n Palacios is murdered a few steps away from his home. His widow, the courageous and foul-mouthed Hip lita Arenas, completely loses her sanity and confronts the paramilitaries and local politici... Read More about Río Muerto

After years away, Lucas returns uninvited to the home he was expelled from as a child. The garden has been conquered by weeds, which blanket his mother's beloved flowerbeds and his father's grave alike. A lot has changed since Eloy and Felisberto were invited into the family home to work for Lucas'... Read More about This World Does Not Belong to Us

A fantastical novel about power and subservience by the great Evelio Rosero, winner of Colombia’s National Literature Prize The renowned Colombian writer Evelio Rosero has never been one to shy away from the darker aspects of his nation’s history and society. His magnificent novel Stranger to the Mo... Read More about Stranger to the Moon

"One of the debut novels that most stood out this year in Latin America." --New York Times Lucas was just a child when his father sold him to another farmer as a laborer. Years later, Lucas returns, full of resentment and burning for revenge. After years away, Lucas returns uninvited to the home he ... Read More about This World Does Not Belong to Us