Books by Juan Gabriel Vásquez

Juan Gabriel Vásquez, Reputations , a short Colombian novel on memory — personal, historical, sexual, and otherwise, this was my favorite short work of the year.

5. The Informers , by Juan Gabriel Vasquez.  I loved the first part, about the guy's relationship with his dying father, but found the wartime blacklist story only "good."  Still, this is one of the better Colombian novels and I could imagine the author writing a truly great novel someday.  Here is one good review .