The Secret History of Costaguana

By Juan Gabriel Vásquez. Tr. by Anne McLean. Publisher: Riverhead

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Vásquez spins a multitextured tale of a Colombian man who has endured multiple revolutions and personal tragedies only to have the story of his life and country stolen from him by Joseph Conrad, who turned it into Nostromo. A deeply lyrical, stylistically and thematically rich historical novel.

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9781594488030

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