Juan Gabriel Vásquez's new novel resurrects a forgotten Colombian sculptor's exile in Paris
"Les Noms de Feliza" tells the story of Feliza Bursztyn, who died in Paris in 1982, in what Le Monde calls a touching tribute to her life.
The Colombian writer Juan Gabriel Vásquez has published a new novel, "Les Noms de Feliza", devoted to Feliza Bursztyn, a Colombian sculptor who died in exile in Paris in 1982. According to Le Monde, the book describes her as dying "of sadness" after leaving her country.
Le Monde's review, published on November 1, calls the novel "touchant" and presents it as a tribute to a woman it describes as free and unhappy. The piece gives no further detail on the book's structure, length or publisher.
Vásquez, known for novels built around real historical figures and episodes from Colombian history, here turns to a sculptor whose life and death in exile the newspaper frames as largely forgotten outside specialist circles.
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