Oscar Collazos
Colombian writer, journalist, essayist and literary critic
About Oscar Collazos
Lived 1942 – 2015 (aged 72–73). Oscar Collazos was a Colombian journalist, novelist, writer and literary critic.
Óscar Collazos (29 August 1942 in Bahía Solano – 17 May 2015 in Bogotá) was a Colombian writer, journalist, essayist and literary critic. He wrote 18 novels, 17 collections of short stories and a wide-ranging series of critical works. Among his best-known books are: Rencor, Cartagena en la olla podrida (2001), Desplazados del futuro (2003), Señor sombra (2009), En la laguna más profunda (2011) and Tierra quemada (2013).
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Who was Oscar Collazos?
Colombian writer, journalist, essayist and literary critic (1942–2015)
When was Oscar Collazos born?
Oscar Collazos was born in 1942 in Bahía Solano.
When did Oscar Collazos die?
Oscar Collazos died on 17 May 2015 in Bogotá.
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Oscar Collazos was a journalist, novelist, writer and literary critic.
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Oscar Collazos was Colombian.
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