Cristina Bendek

Colombian writer from San Andrés Island, best known for her debut novel Los cristales de la sal (Salt Crystals), which won the Elisa Mújica National Novel Award in 2018.

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  1. 1. Salt Crystals

    A young woman returns to Colombia’s Caribbean island of San Andrés and, through family stories and island histories, confronts the legacies of colonization, tourism, narcotrafficking, and environmental degradation. Blending reportage and intimate memory, the narrative foregrounds Raizal culture, creole language, and the fragile ecology, seeking a sense of belonging in a place marked by erasure and resilience.

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