The Colombian author Álvaro Mutis wrote seven novellas featuring Maqroll the Gaviero, or “lookout,” and his seafaring escapades. Acclaimed as one of the greatest writers in the Spanish-speaking world, Mutis never took off in the United States, some say in part because his work does not fall into easily understood categories of Latin American literature.

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Persons: Álvaro Mutis, Mutis Locations: Colombian, United States