Juan Gabriel Vásquez traces the life of sculptor Feliza Bursztyn in his latest novel
On France Culture's Le Book Club, the Colombian writer discussed the avant-garde artist who studied with Giacometti and César before being driven into exile.
Juan Gabriel Vásquez's latest novel follows the life of Feliza Bursztyn, an avant-garde sculptor born in Colombia to Polish Jewish immigrants, according to France Culture's programme Le Book Club, which devoted an episode to the book on 9 September.
Bursztyn studied under Alberto Giacometti and César, the summary notes, before her political engagements led to her exile. Vásquez's novel traces her path through grief, love and violence across twentieth-century Colombia.
The France Culture broadcast is built around a conversation with Vásquez about the book; no title, publisher or publication date for the novel was given in the material available to this desk, so none is reported here.
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