Results for "Rosero, Evelio"

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

«Lo absorbió el frío, sus despeñaderos azules, un precipicio hondo, solemne, como de catedral». En un lugar donde la neblina y el aguacero libran una batalla a muerte, Jeremías busca sin tregua a su nieta. Pero toda amenaza con impedir el encuentro: la plaga de ratones muertos que inundan las cal... Read More about En el lejero / Far Far Away

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

La nueva novela del ganador del Independent Foreign Fiction Prize.Una novela que entre el humor negro y el drama aborda los límites a los que puede llegar el ser humano.«Suave en su voz y feroz en su impacto». —The Independent«La sala se remeció del estruendo, pero no eran carcaj... Read More about Casa de furia / House of Fury

A beautifully poetic and vivid satire of the hypocrisies of the Catholic Church. Tancredo, a young hunchback, observes and participates in the rites at the Catholic church where he lives under the care of Father Almida. Also in residence are the sexton Celeste Machado, his goddaughter Sabina Cruz, a... Read More about Good Offices