Jorge Franco was born in Medellín, Colombia. He studied filmmaking and directing at the London Film School in the UK and Literature at the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana. His first short story collection Maldito Amor and first novel Mala Noche received prestigious national awards.
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“Set amid the ruling class of Colombia’s drug cartels, this sleek, slick novel (translated from the Spanish) offers a grim assessment of the next generation’s opportunity for escape.”— The New York Times Book Review, May 5 2020![]()
“This is a lively story of how children are affected by their parents, emphasized by a third narrative strand where Larry and a daughter of Escobar’s strike up a friendship on a plane trip, neither aware of their darker connection.”— The Irish Times, Apr 23 2020![]()
“A cheerless but supremely well-crafted story that proves Franco to be among the best Latin American writers at work today.”— Kirkus Reviews (Starred Review), Jan 27 2020
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