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HARDtalk: Juan Gabriel Vásquez: Writing Colombia's national story

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Juan Gabriel Vásquez: Writing Colombia's national story

10/06/2024 GMT

BBC World Service - HARDtalk, Juan Gabriel Vásquez: Writing Colombia's national story

Stephen Sackur interviews the acclaimed Colombian author and journalist

Can Colombia recover from the wounds of its past? Stephen Sackur interviews acclaimed author and journalist Juan Gabriel Vásquez.

Acclaimed Colombian novelist Juan Gabriel Vásquez explores his country’s deeply troubled recent history in his writing. Political insurgency, narco-trafficking and corrosive corruption crippled Colombia. Stephen Sackur asks the novelist how easy is it to recover from the wounds of the past.

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