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Article: A Colombian novelist, out of Garcia Marquez's shadow
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- International Herald Tribune
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- August 5, 2009
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LARRY ROHTER
International Herald Tribune
08-05-2009
A Colombian novelist, out of Garcia Marquez's shadow
Byline: LARRY ROHTER
Section: Review
Type: News
One hallmark of a gifted novelist is the ability to see the potential for compelling fiction in an incident or scrap of history. By that standard Juan Gabriel Vasquez is off to a notable start with "The Informers."
One hallmark of a gifted novelist is the ability to see the potential for compelling fiction in an incident, anecdote or scrap of history, no matter how dry or seemingly obscure, that others have overlooked. By that standard and several others, the career of Juan Gabriel Vasquez, a Colombian writer born in 1973, is off to a ...