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Álvaro Mutis
AuthorBooks · Second hand1923-2013
Álvaro Mutis Jaramillo was a Colombian poet, novelist, and essayist. His best-known work is the novel sequence The Adventures and Misadventures of Maqroll, which revolves around the character of Maqroll el Gaviero. He won the 1991 International Nonino Prize in Italy. He was awarded the 2001 Miguel de Cervantes Prize and the 2002 Neustadt International Prize for Literature.
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Curiosities
About Álvaro Mutis
Birth
1923
Death
2013
First book
1986
Years writing
40
Álvaro Mutis Jaramillo was a Colombian poet, novelist, and essayist. His best-known work is the novel sequence The Adventures and Misadventures of Maqroll, which revolves around the character of Maqroll el Gaviero. He won the 1991 International Nonino Prize in Italy. He was awarded the 2001 Miguel de Cervantes Prize and the 2002 Neustadt International Prize for Literature.
Álvaro Mutis was born in Bogotá in 1923 and became one of the most prominent voices in Colombian literature.
His most iconic work is the cycle of novels and poems featuring the unforgettable Maqroll the Gaviero.
Throughout his prolific career, he wrote a total of 91 works exploring the human condition and adventure.
Titles such as The Snow of the Admiral solidified his prestige as a master of Spanish-language narrative.
His literary legacy remains a fundamental reference point for 20th-century literature.
