Maqroll: Three Novellas

Álvaro Mutis

HarperCollins, 1992 - Fiction - 289 pages

Haunting, sensuous, and romantic, three original novellas feature an extraordinary and charismatic hero called Maqroll. Maqroll's wanderings take him all over the world and his turbulent and episodic life is filled with startling situations and memorable characters, ever set against an elusive background of place, circumstance, and mood.

About the author

Álvaro Mutis Jaramillo was born in Bogotá, Colombia on August 25, 1923. He spent part of his early years in Brussels, Belgium, where his father served as Colombia's ambassador. His first volume of poetry, The Balance, was published in 1948. He moved to Mexico in 1956. He worked as head of public relations for the U.S. Multinational Standard Oil Company of New Jersey. He was accused of embezzlement and spent 15 months in Lecumberri prison in Mexico City. He wrote about his experience in prison in Diary of Lecumberri, which was published in 1959. His other works include Elements of the Disaster, The Adventures and Misadventures of Maqroll, The Manor of Araucaima, and The True Story of the Pied Piper of Hamelin. He received several international honors including the Xavier Villaurrutia, Prince of Asturias and Cervantes Prizes. He died on September 22, 2013 at the age of 90.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Maqroll: Three Novellas
• Author: Álvaro Mutis
• Publisher: HarperCollins, 1992
• Original from: the University of Michigan
• Digitized: Apr 11, 2008
• ISBN: 0060166231, 9780060166236
• Length: 289 pages
• Subjects: Fiction / General