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Reputations
by Juan Gabriel Vásquez
To be a critic of a corrupt government takes a certain amount of bravery. However, Nietzsche said, "Beware that, when fighting monsters, you yourself do not become a monster.." This sets the table for Juan Gabriel Vasquez's new novel, Reputations.
Javier Mallarino is a famous political caricaturist in Colombia for the past thirty years. He has faced threats from powerful officials. These threats are enough to end his marriage and force him to live on the outskirts of Bogota. However, an incident early in his career turns the tables against his enemies and would cement his legend. He becomes the one to be feared. However, doubts over the incident lead to his own self-examination.
Vasquez's work brilliantly examines the concept of a reputation. Once established, it proceeds you wherever you go, both good and bad. However, once the accuser's reputation is called into question, does that make amends or does it lead to more destruction? A short introspective work that's difficult to put down.
Javier Mallarino is a famous political caricaturist in Colombia for the past thirty years. He has faced threats from powerful officials. These threats are enough to end his marriage and force him to live on the outskirts of Bogota. However, an incident early in his career turns the tables against his enemies and would cement his legend. He becomes the one to be feared. However, doubts over the incident lead to his own self-examination.
Vasquez's work brilliantly examines the concept of a reputation. Once established, it proceeds you wherever you go, both good and bad. However, once the accuser's reputation is called into question, does that make amends or does it lead to more destruction? A short introspective work that's difficult to put down.