by Álvaro Mutis · Siruela · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788478441488
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«Empresas y tribulaciones de Maqroll el Gaviero. Volumen 1» is the collection of stories by Álvaro Mutis, published by Siruela in paperback (320 pages).
Maqroll el Gaviero, a wandering sailor, stars in the chronicles «La Nieve del Almirante», «Ilona llega con la lluvia» and «Un bel morir». In them, Maqroll searches for sawmills that may not exist, embarks on an uncertain business with Ilona, and lives a tragic experience among arms smugglers.
It is the first volume of a two-volume edition, published in March 1998 in the Siruela/Bolsillo collection; text in Spanish.
Suitable for readers of Latin American fiction and for those seeking legendary characters of world literature.
Álvaro Mutis Jaramillo was a Colombian poet, novelist, and essayist. His best-known work is the novel sequence The Adventures and Misadventures of Maqroll, which revolves around the character of Maqroll el Gaviero. He won the 1991 International Nonino Prize in Italy. He was awarded the 2001 Miguel de Cervantes Prize and the 2002 Neustadt International Prize for Literature.
