Álvaro Mutis

Álvaro Mutis

出生 : 1923-08-25, Bogota, Colombia

死亡 : 2013-09-22

略歴

Álvaro Mutis Jaramillo (Bogotá, August 25, 1923-Mexico City, September 22, 2013) was a Colombian novelist and poet. He lived in Mexico from his youth until his death. He is considered one of the most important contemporary Hispanic American writers. Throughout his literary career he received, among others, the Xavier Villaurrutia Award in 1988, the Prince of Asturias Award for Literature in 1997, the Queen Sofia Award for Ibero-American Poetry in 1997, the Cervantes Award in 2001 and the Neustadt International Prize for Literature in 2002.

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Álvaro Mutis

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Ilona Arrives with the Rain
Ilona Arrives with the Rain
Novel
Maqroll, Ilona, and Abdul all share a common dream: to sail the world in a tramp-steamer. But who could afford such a thing? Over the years they have become separated. Alone in Panama City, smuggler Maqroll is finding neither great success nor happiness — until the tropical rains come, bringing Ilona: friend, lover, and partner in crime. Abdul, in Morocco, has found a steamer to suit them. In Panama, Ilona and Maqroll begin a new scheme, in search of impossible wealth. But fate has further twists in store.
The Manor of Araucaima
The Manor of Araucaima
Original Story
In an old and mysterious tropical mansion cohabit the supposed owner, a friar, a convalescent pilot, the Haitian servant, the mercenary guardian and the Machiche, a mature and dominant female. A young model arrives there to unleash all kinds of passions.