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Héctor Abad Faciolince


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in Medellín, Colombia
October 01, 1958

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Héctor Joaquín Abad Faciolince was born on 1 October 1958 in Medellín, Colombia Colombian novelist, essayist, journalist, and editor. Abad is considered one of the most talented "post-boom" writers in Latin American literature. Abad is best known for his bestselling novels Angosta, and more recently, El Olvido que Seremos. ...more

Average rating: 4.25 · 33,406 ratings · 4,141 reviews · 51 distinct worksSimilar authors
El olvido que seremos

4.39 avg rating — 21,924 ratings — published 2006 — 3 editions
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La oculta

4.09 avg rating — 2,790 ratings — published 2014 — 21 editions
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Salvo mi corazón, todo está...

4.14 avg rating — 2,440 ratings7 editions
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Angosta

4.21 avg rating — 1,156 ratings — published 2003 — 2 editions
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Tratado de culinaria para m...

3.41 avg rating — 1,250 ratings — published 1996 — 37 editions
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Ahora y en la hora

4.12 avg rating — 526 ratings2 editions
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Fragmentos de amor furtivo

4.07 avg rating — 449 ratings — published 2011 — 7 editions
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Lo que fue presente

4.09 avg rating — 353 ratings4 editions
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Basura

3.53 avg rating — 395 ratings — published 2000 — 11 editions
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El amanecer de un marido

3.61 avg rating — 323 ratings — published 2008 — 11 editions
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“...Tal vez por esa experiencia en que la dicha se teñía de repente de dolor, yo ya debía haber entendido, repito, que nuestra felicidad está siempre en un equilibrio peligroso, inestable, a punto de resbalar por un precipicio de desolación.”
Héctor Abad Faciolince, El olvido que seremos

“Hay un solo motivo por el que vale la pena perseguir algún dinero: para poder conservar y defender a toda costa la independencia mental, sin que nadie nos pueda someter a un chantaje laboral que nos impida ser lo que somos.”
Héctor Abad Faciolince, El olvido que seremos

“سنحيا لبضع سنوات هشّة بعد الموت في ذاكرة الآخرين، ولكن تلك الذاكرة الشخصية تدنو من الزوال أبدًا مع كلّ لحظة تنقضي. والكتب هي محاكاة للذكرى، طرف صناعي وظيفته التذكّر، محاولة يائسة لنجعل مما هو فانٍ، لا محالة، أطول عمرًا بقليل.”
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