Alvaro Mutis (1923–2013)
Autor(a) de The Adventures and Misadventures of Maqroll
About the Author
Álvaro Mutis Jaramillo was born in Bogotá, Colombia on August 25, 1923. He spent part of his early years in Brussels, Belgium, where his father served as Colombia's ambassador. His first volume of poetry, The Balance, was published in 1948. He moved to Mexico in 1956. He worked as head of public mostrar mais relations for the U.S. Multinational Standard Oil Company of New Jersey. He was accused of embezzlement and spent 15 months in Lecumberri prison in Mexico City. He wrote about his experience in prison in Diary of Lecumberri, which was published in 1959. His other works include Elements of the Disaster, The Adventures and Misadventures of Maqroll, The Manor of Araucaima, and The True Story of the Pied Piper of Hamelin. He received several international honors including the Xavier Villaurrutia, Prince of Asturias and Cervantes Prizes. He died on September 22, 2013 at the age of 90. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos
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Séries
Obras por Alvaro Mutis
Maqroll: Three Novellas: The Snow of the Admiral/Ilona Comes with the Rain/Un bel morir (-0001) 132 exemplares
Amirbar | Abdul Bashur, soñador de navíos | Tríptico de mar y tierra (Empresas y tribulaciones de Maqroll el Gaviero… (2007) 7 exemplares
LA LTIMA ESCALA DEL TRAMP STEAMER 2 exemplares
Maqroll's Prayer and Other Poems (NYRB Poets) 2 exemplares
UN BEL MORIR 1 exemplar
Poemas 1 exemplar
Palabra en el tiempo 1 exemplar
Diario de Lecumberry 1 exemplar
La mansión de Araucaima 1 exemplar
La Mansion de Araucaima 1 exemplar
Araucaíman kartano. Lecumberrin päiväkirja 1 exemplar
Alvaro Mutis página oficial 1 exemplar
L'ultimo volto (in La casa di Araucaima) 1 exemplar
Sharaya (in La casa di Araucaima) 1 exemplar
POEMAS Y OTROS TEXTOS ALVARO MUTIS 1 exemplar
Álvaro Mutis 1 exemplar
La mansión de Araucaima 1 exemplar
Antología 1 exemplar
OBRA POETICA 1 exemplar
Associated Works
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Nome canónico
- Mutis, Álvaro
- Nome legal
- Mutis Jaramillo, Álvaro
- Outros nomes
- Mattos, Alvar de
- Data de nascimento
- 1923-08-25
- Data de falecimento
- 2013-09-22
- Sexo
- male
- Nacionalidade
- Columbia
- Local de nascimento
- Bogotá, Colombia
- Local de falecimento
- Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
- Locais de residência
- Bogota, Colombia
Mexico City, Mexico - Educação
- Colegio Mayor de Nuestra Señora del Rosario
- Ocupações
- dichter
auteur - Relações
- Durán, Mireya (wife)
- Organizações
- Standard Oil Company of New Jersey
- Prémios e menções honrosas
- Premio Príncipe de Asturias de las Letras (1997)
Premio Miguel de Cervantes (2001)
Neustadt International Prize for Literature (2002)
International Nonino Prize (1991)
Prix Médicis (1989)
Premio Xavier Villaurrutia (1988) (mostrar todos 8)
Reina Sofia de Poesía (1997)
Grinzane Cavour Prize (1997)
Membros
Discussions
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 76
- Also by
- 2
- Membros
- 1,735
- Popularidade
- #14,820
- Avaliação
- 4.2
- Críticas
- 47
- ISBN
- 223
- Línguas
- 13
- Marcado como favorito
- 20
Well, I am glad to have finally read this book that has been on my virtual shelf since 2012. I was intimidated by the size of the book and the font size but overall I found it easier to read that I had anticipated. At times I was reminded of such books as Don Quixote. I also noted the mention of Gabriel Garcia Marquez. The other is definitely a part of the story and in his way is showing how he developed this character. It is a collection of novellas but it does work to make them one novel. It is hinted that Maqroll has died but I don't think the author actually gave us details so like Sherlock Holmes he could be resurrected. Fate and death are strong themes of the book. I felt the male and female characters were treated equally. It will not be a book that I want to reread.
The book setting feels like it is in the past but it really isn't. It often is on boats or in ports or rivers. The character travels over the world. It explores friendship, romance and deception, and poverty. Gaviero is the ship’s lookout, the sailor tasked with sitting atop the masts scanning the horizon. Maqroll is always looking out on the future. He is surrounded by various friends that he loses through death.… (mais)