Gamboa, Santiago

An unsettling and brilliant document of contemporary life; highly recommended.

In a framed narrative reminiscent of those by Boccaccio or Chaucer, a writer investigates the mysterious death of one of the delegates at an international conference in war-torn Jerusalem during which the presentations by the eccentric attendees serve as independent stories...

Winner of the 2009 La Otra Orilla literary prize, Gamboa has been justifiably compared to fellow Colombian Gabriel García Márquez for the magic and skill of his storytelling.