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Rafael Chaparro Madiedo | |
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| Born | December 12, 1963 Bogotá, D.C., Colombia |
| Died | April 18, 1995 Bogotá, Colombia |
| Nationality | Colombian |
| Genre | Novel |
| Literary movement | Postmodern |
Rafael Chaparro Madiedo (born December 23, 1963 in Bogotá, died April 18, 1995 in Bogotá) was a Colombian writer who won Colombia's 1992 National Literature Prize for his only novel Opium in Clouds (Opio en las nubes).[1] Chaparro was influenced by Colombian novelist Andrés Caicedo and by twentieth century American literary and art movements.[2] His novel, Opium in Clouds received little literary acclaim outside of the National Literature award, but has been very popular among young adults in Colombia and has an extended online fan base.[1] He died of lupus in 1995.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Generation X Goes Global: Mapping a Youth Culture in Motion, Christine Henseler (Editor), Taylor & Francis, 2012
- ^ http://revista.drclas.harvard.edu/book/colombian-literature