Fernando Garavito
Fernando Garavito (born September 10, 1944 in Bogotá , † October 27, 2010 in New Mexico , USA ) was a Colombian writer and journalist.
Garavito, who wrote under the pseudonym "Juan Mosca", completed his law studies in 1966 at the Universidad Javeriana as a lawyer. Their daughter Melibea comes from his marriage to María Mercedes Carranza. He was the author of the books "Já" (1976) and "Ilusiones y erecciones" (1989). His other works of literary journalism include "Reportajes de Juan Mosca" (1983), "El corazón de oro" (1992) and "País que duele" (1996). He was also the editor of the magazine "Cromos" and the Sunday magazine of "El Espectador". In 2001 he was awarded the Premio Nacional de Periodismo Simón Bolívar . He belonged to the group of oppositionists during the first four years of Álvaro Uribe's reign and finally left his homeland for the United States after receiving death threats. Garavito, who was preparing the new publication of his book "Priscila ha vuelto", died on October 27, 2010 in a car accident in the US state of New Mexico.
Awards
- Premio Nacional de Periodismo Simón Bolívar, 2001
Web links
- Fallció el periodista Fernando Garavito (Spanish)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Garavito, Fernando |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Colombian writer and journalist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 10, 1944 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bogotá , Colombia |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 27, 2010 |
| Place of death | New Mexico , USA |