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Center for Writers & Translators

A Conversation with Author Juan Gabriel V獺squez

Grenelle room 207 - 147 rue de Grenelle
Thursday, November 23, 2023 - 12:10 to 13:30

Colombian author泭Juan Gabriel V獺squez泭- "one of the most impressive novelists currently writing in Latin America" (TLS) - will participate in a conversation with students about his latest novel,泭The Retrospective.泭Juan Gabriel V獺squez's books are currently published in 30 languages and have won, among others, the Premio Alfaguara, the Premio Gregor von Rezzori-Citt di Firenze, the IMPAC International Dublin Literary Award, the Premio Real Academia Espa簽ola, the Premio Casa de Am癡rica Latina de Lisboa, the Premio Biblioteca de Narrativa Colombiana, the Prix Roger Caillois, the Premio bienal de Novela Mario Vargas Llosa, and the Prix du Meilleur Livre tranger. He has translated works by Joseph Conrad and Victor Hugo, among others, and has won two Sim籀n Bol穩var awards for his work as a journalist. His opinion columns appear in the Spanish newspaper泭El Pa穩s. In 2016 he was named chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters of the French Republic; in 2018 he was awarded the Order of Isabel la Cat籀lica by the King of Spain; in 2022 he was distinguished in the United Kingdom as International Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.

Seating is limited; those interested in reserving a place should contact Daniel Medin dmedinataup.edu.