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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] As a teenager, Chaparro Madiedo graduated from the Colombian-Swiss school Helvetia; he later attended and graduated from the Universidad de los Andes with a B.A. in Philosophy and Literature. His novel Opium in Clouds received little initial literary acclaim outside of the National Literature award, but has been very popular among young adults in Colombia, eventually attaining cult status, and has an extended online fan base.[1][3] He died of lupus on April 18, 1995.[1][4]
Rafael Chaparro Madiedo | |
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| Born | December 12, 1963 Bogotá, D.C., Colombia |
| Died | April 18, 1995 (aged 31) Bogotá, Colombia |
| Nationality | Colombian |
| Genre | Novel |
| Literary movement | Postmodern |
References
edit- ^ a b c Juan Manuel Espinosa (2012). "Opio en las nubes' Liquid World: Columbia's Generation X Reads Without a Net". In Christine Henseler (ed.). Generation X Goes Global: Mapping a Youth Culture in Motion. Taylor & Francis. pp. 212−229. ISBN 9781136230325.
- ^ "Colombian Literature". harvard.edu.
- ^ "25 novelas esenciales en la literatura bogotana". Blogs El Tiempo. 23 July 2011.
- ^ Antonio Caballero, Daniel Garcia, Alberto Escovar W., Luis Daniel Vega (2007). "Rafael Chaparro". Guía literaria de Bogotá: con un recorrido personal de Antonio Caballero. Aguilar. p. 49. ISBN 9789587045086.
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