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Criacuervo

Criacuervo

Contemporary LiteratureLiterary Fiction
Pages
211
Published
2017
Language
Spanish

Synopsis

Klaus and Adler, brothers with little in common beyond their Berlin childhood, a shared connection to water, and their love for the same woman, Cora, find their paths diverging. Years later, Klaus, now living in the remote desert region of La Guajira called Criacuervo, invites Adler and Cora to reconcile their troubled past. This story follows their broken destinies and their desperate attempt to find meaning in the life they did not choose.

Prose complexity
7/10

Vibe

MelancholicThought-ProvokingComplex
Family SagaSecond Chance

Genres

Contemporary Literature Literary Fiction

About the author

O
Orlando Echeverri Benedetti

Orlando Echeverri Benedetti (born 26 October 1980 in Cartagena de Indias) is a Colombian writer and translator. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Philosophy from the University of Cartagena and a master’s degree in Journalism from Torcuato di Tella University. He has published short stories and essays in El Malpensante, Universo Centro and at the Société Jersiaise, where he served as project curator for the photographic archive. In 2014 he won the National Book Award from the District Instit...

Characters

KlausProtagonist
AdlerProtagonist
CoraSupporting
All characters in Criacuervo