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Colombian novelist (1923-2013)

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Álvaro Mutis was a Colombian author born on August 25, 1923, and died on September 22, 2013. He is recognized as an author with 91 works recorded in the Open Library database. Among his notable writings are *De mis libros*, *ha-Sheleg shel ha-admiral*, *Sesenta cuerpos*, *La mansión de Araucaíma y otros relatos*, and *Empresas y tribulaciones de Maqroll el Gaviero*.

In addition to his literary output, Mutis is associated with music data. The MusicBrainz database classifies him as a group, while Last.fm records four listeners and six playcounts for his name. Crossref lists five works under his name. His bibliography has been referenced by 179 other encyclopedia articles.

Synthesized by Vinony from 12 facts across 6 sources: Wikidata, Last.fm, Crossref, MusicBrainz, Open Library, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Works
91

Top works

  • De mis libros
  • [Zehn handgeschriebene Poeme und Grafiken]
  • ha-Sheleg shel ha-admiral
  • Sesenta cuerpos
  • La mansión de Araucaíma y otros relatos

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Group

via MusicBrainz · CC0

Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
4
Total plays
6

<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/%C3%81lvaro+Mutis">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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Key facts

Born
( 1923-08-25 ) August 25, 1923, Bogotá, Colombia
Died
September 22, 2013 (2013-09-22) (aged 90), Mexico City , Mexico
Occupation
Poet and novelist
Genre
Fiction
Notable works
The Adventures and Misadventures of Maqroll

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Álvaro
Gender
male
Citizenship
Colombia
Place of birth
Bogotá
Place of death
Mexico City
Occupation
poet
Languages spoken
Spanish
Image
Álvaro Mutis - A Pobra do Caramiñal (cropped).jpg
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date of birth
1923-08-25
date of death
2013-09-22
Commons category
Álvaro Mutis
cause of death
respiratory failure
birth name
Álvaro Mutis Jaramillo
manner of death
natural causes
Sources (10)

via Wikidata · CC0

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Encyclopedic overview

Álvaro Mutis Jaramillo (August 25, 1923 – September 22, 2013) 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 awarded the 2001 Miguel de Cervantes Prize and the 2002 Neustadt International Prize for Literature.

Early life

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Álvaro Mutis” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.