LA OTRA ORILLA LITERARY AWARD 2009
Santiago Gamboa studied literature at the Universidad Javeriana in Bogotá. He then emigrated to Europe and lived in Madrid, where he graduated in Hispanic Philology from the Complutense University, and in Paris, where he studied Cuban Literature at the Sorbonne University.
His works include Perder es cuestión de método (Losing: it’s just a question of Technique, 1997; made into a film in 2005 by director Sergio Cabrera), El síndrome de Ulises (The Ulysses Syndrome, 2005; finalist for the 2007 Rómulo Gallegos Award, finalist for the 2007 Medicis Award for best foreign novel in France and the 2008 Casino de Povoa Award in Portugal), Hotel Pekin (2008), Necropolis (La Otra Orilla Award, 2009) and Colombian Psycho, among others. His books have been translated into more than 16 languages.
“Gamboa is, along with García Márquez, the most importan Colombian writer.”
Manuel Vásquez Montalbán
“Gamboa’s narrative is reminiscent of Roberto Bolaño’s in his masterful use of intrigue, the complexity of his literary references, and his gritty take on violence, sex, and drugs.”
Publishers Weekly
“With elegance and narrative virtuosity, Gamboa falls within the tradition
of the urban adventure novel, providing a cosmopolitan impulse
to European literature.”
Frankfurter Rundschau
“One of the most interesting Latin American writers nowadays.”
La Nación
“Gamboa’s talent at cultivating intrigue and the extravagant energy of his stories make him compulsive reading.”
Times Literary Supplement
“Modern Rabelais in Latin version. […] His books are veritable orgies of pain, joy, greed, guilt, rebellion and devouring.”
Marine De Tilly, Le Point
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