I left the library with The Informers by Colombian writer Juan Gabriel Vásquez, and went straight to the park with my cup of Ugandan tea for a nice reading session under the shade of a huge cedar tree. Bliss!
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pickA slow, artfully crafted book set in Colombia of the 90's but referencing a time when everyone could be an informer but most had the courage to remain silent. The main character is a writer, and there are 2 books that he writes and we read. Much of the book is interviews, meetings, phone calls, an exchanges of words that investigates betrayal. What does it means to betray your friend, your father, your vision of yourself, your future.
#readaroundtheworld I am 2/3rds of the way through this slow, tightly wound, incredibly crafted book. I am learning quite a bit about Colombia but that is very incidental to the book. Although it highlights one moment of Colombian history, it is not about that history so Much as about the nature of people, their language, their sense of place and the multiple ways that they betray each other. I will post more when I have finished.
I so enjoyed Sound of Things Falling that I had to get more of his books. Another read for #readaroundtheworld #colombia #colombianauthors So far I am enjoying this one too.
The Informers: Translated from the Spanish by Anne McLean | 
