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Hector
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Héctor Abad is one of Colombia’s leading writers. Born in 1958, he grew up in Medellín, where he studied medicine, philosophy and journalism. Abad has worked as a lecturer in Spanish at the University of Verona and as a translator of Italian literature.

Héctor Abad is one of Colombia’s leading writers. Born in 1958, he grew up in Medellín, where he studied medicine, philosophy and journalism. Abad has worked as a lecturer in Spanish at the University of Verona and as a translator of Italian literature.

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