Reputations by Juan Vasquez
A brilliant novel about the complications of legacy from one of South America's literary stars, the New York Times bestselling author of The Sound of Things Falling.Named a Best Book of the Year by the New York Times, Newsweek, the Guardian, and Kirkus
Javier Mallarino is a living legend. He is his country's most influential political cartoonist, the consciousness of a nation. A man capable of repealing laws, overturning judges' decisions, destroying politicians' careers with his art. His weapons are pen and ink. Those in power fear him and pay him homage.
After four decades of a brilliant career, he's at the height of his powers. But this all changes when he's paid an unexpected visit from a young woman who upends his sense of personal history and forces him to re-evaluate his life and work, questioning his position in the world.
In Reputations, Juan Gabriel Vásquez examines the weight of the past, how a public persona intersects with private histories, and the burdens and surprises of memory. In this intimate novel that recalls authors like Coetzee and Ian McEwan, Vásquez plumbs universal experiences to create a masterful story, one that reverberates long after you turn the final page.
Juan Gabriel Vsquez's past works include The Sound of Things Falling, a national bestseller and winner of the 2014 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Prize, as well as the award-winning The Informers, The Hidden History of Costaguana, and the story collection Lovers on All Saints' Day. Vsquez's works have been translated into twenty-eight languages around the world. He presently resides in Bogot after spending sixteen years in France, Belgium, and Spain. Anne McLean translates novels, short tales, memoirs, and other works from Latin America and Spain. She has twice won the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize and the Premio Valle Incln, as well as the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award for her work The Sound of Things Falling, which she co-wrote with Juan Gabriel Vsquez. She currently resides in Toronto.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780735216860 |
| ISBN 10 | 073521686X |
| Title | Reputations |
| Author | Juan Gabriel Vasquez |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Year published | 2017-09-19 |
| Number of pages | 208 |
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