Álvaro Mutis

Álvaro Mutis Jaramillo (August 25, 1923 – September 22, 2013) was a Colombian poet, novelist, and essayist. His best-known work is the novel sequence "The Adventures and Misadventures of Maqroll". He was awarded the 2001 Miguel de Cervantes Prize and the 2002 Neustadt International Prize for Literature.