by Fernando Vallejo · ALFAGUARA · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788420442921
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«El desbarrancadero» is the novel by Fernando Vallejo, published by Alfaguara in paperback (176 pages, in Spanish).
A Colombian writer living in Mexico returns to his native land to accompany his brother Darío, ill with AIDS, in his final days. Amid the care in the family home, shared memories surface, especially those linked to their father, and the narrative becomes a severe critique of Colombian society.
The novel belongs to the Hispánica collection and won the Rómulo Gallegos Prize in 2003.
For adult readers of contemporary fiction, especially those seeking literary Latin American fiction.
Fernando Vallejo Rendón is a Colombian-born novelist, filmmaker and essayist. He obtained Mexican citizenship in 2007.
