Álvaro Mutis, Colombian-Mexican author and poet (died 2013)

Álvaro Mutis

Colombian poet, novelist and essayist

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…