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Mario Mendoza


Born
in Bogotá, Colombia
January 06, 1964

Genre
Fiction

Influences
R L Stevenson


Escritor colombiano nacido en Bogotá en 1964, Mario Mendoza es uno de los autores latinoamericanos más influyentes de la actualidad.

Tras licenciarse en Letras, graduarse en Literatura Hispanoamericana y trabajar como pedagogo, Mendoza decidió iniciar su carrera literaria a partir de 1980, combinando la escritura con la docencia en literatura y la colaboración con diversos medios culturales.

Su primera novela, La ciudad de los umbrales, fue publicada en 1992. Tan sólo dos años más tarde fue galardonado con el Premio Nacional de Literatura de Colombia por La travesía del vidente. Con otra de sus obras, Satanás, se hizo con el Premio Biblioteca Breve de la editorial Seix Barral en 2002.

También destacan en su obra los libros dedicados al público ...more

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Average rating: 4.09 · 43,414 ratings · 5,155 reviews · 81 distinct works • Similar authors
Satanás
4.20 avg rating — 9,246 ratings — published 2002 — 34 editions
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Akelarre
4.06 avg rating — 4,354 ratings — published 2019 — 11 editions
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La melancolía de los feos
4.18 avg rating — 3,933 ratings — published 2016 — 11 editions
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Lady Masacre
4.14 avg rating — 2,959 ratings — published 2013 — 11 editions
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Diario del fin del mundo
4.16 avg rating — 2,362 ratings — published 2018 — 7 editions
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Relato de un asesino
4.16 avg rating — 2,262 ratings — published 2001 — 10 editions
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Buda Blues
4.22 avg rating — 2,122 ratings — published 2009 — 12 editions
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Leer es resistir
4.33 avg rating — 1,538 ratings — 4 editions
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Scorpio City
3.85 avg rating — 1,643 ratings — published 1998 — 10 editions
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La importancia de morir a t...
4.03 avg rating — 1,270 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions
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Series by Mario Mendoza

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3.66 avg rating — 198 ratings

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“Esa es la ventaja cuando uno lee, que sí sabe cómo son las cosas”
― Mario Mendoza
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“Somos ángeles y demonios al mismo tiempo. No somos una sola persona, sino una contradicción, una complejidad de fuerzas que luchan dentro de nosotros.”
― Mario Mendoza, Satanás
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“Me repugna que alguien convierta su propia debilidad en un espectáculo, y que encima de eso obligue a otros a degradarse dándole una limosna. Es el colmo. Pero que se puede esperar de un país donde todo el mundo tiene mentalidad de limosnero.”
― Mario Mendoza, Satanás
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