by Álvaro Mutis · Fondo de Cultura Económica · tapa dura · ISBN 9788437505206
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«Summa de Maqroll el Gaviero. Poesía reunida» is the poetry collection by Álvaro Mutis, published by Fondo de Cultura Económica in hardback (297 pages, in Spanish).
A compilation of the complete poetry that Álvaro Mutis wrote between 1948 and 1988, structured around Maqroll el Gaviero, a legendary character who runs through his verses. The work moves through travel, love, awareness of time, and the dual condition of the human being, between the miracle and the misery of existing.
2002 edition in the Tierra Firme collection; includes the essay «El mundo ancho y ajeno de Álvaro Mutis», by Ernesto Volkening.
Recommended for readers of Latin American poetry and for those who want to delve into the literary universe of Álvaro Mutis.
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.
