Tomás González (writer)
Tomás González (born Medellin, 1950) is a Colombian writer. He studied philosophy at the Universidad Nacional de Colombia. He is best known for his debut novel In the Beginning Was the Sea (1983) which was translated into English by Frank Wynne and published by Pushkin Press. The translation was shortlisted for the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize. González lived in the United States for twenty years before returning to his native Colombia in 2002.[1]
He is the nephew of the writer Fernando Gonzalez.
Selected Bibliography
[edit]- In The Beginning was the Sea, translated by Frank Wynne (Pushkin Press)
- Difficult Light, (La Luz Dificíl) translated by Andrea Rosenberg (Archipelago Books, 2016)[2]
- The Storm, translated by Andrea Rosenberg (Archipelago Books, 2018)[3]
- Fog at Noon (Niebla al mediodía) translated by Andrea Rosenberg (Archipelago Books, 2024)[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Bio
- ^ "Difficult Light". Archipelago Books. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
- ^ "The Storm". Archipelago Books. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
- ^ "Fog at Noon". Archipelago Books. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
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- Colombian expatriates in the United States
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- 21st-century male writers
- Colombian male short story writers
- Colombian short story writers
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- Colombian male poets
- 20th-century Colombian poets
- National University of Colombia alumni