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Juan Gabriel Vásquez: Writing Colombia's national story
Acclaimed Colombian novelist Juan Gabriel Vásquez explores his country’s deeply troubled recent history in his writing. Political insurgency, narco-trafficking and corrosive corruption crippled Colombia. Stephen Sackur asks the novelist how easy is it to recover from the wounds of the past.
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