Álvaro Mutis
Colombian poet, novelist and essayist, best known for the recurring character Maqroll el Gaviero and the novel cycle often grouped as La novela de Maqroll; awarded the Miguel de Cervantes Prize in 2001.
Books
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1. La Nieve Del Almirante
A lyrical, melancholic tale that follows the peripatetic Maqroll el Gaviero as he becomes entangled with an enigmatic admiral and a chain of voyages, encounters and failed ventures; through episodic, dreamlike incidents the narrative blends adventure and memory, using the elusive image of white snow as a symbol for purity, loss and mortality, ultimately offering a haunting meditation on exile, obsession and the sea.