Héctor Abad Faciolince

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Abad and the second or maternal family name is Faciolince.
Héctor Abad Faciolince
Born
Héctor Joaquín Abad Faciolince

(1958-10-01) 1 October 1958
Medellín, Colombia
OccupationNovelist, essayist, journalist, editor
NationalityColombian, Spanish
Period1991–present
GenreEssay, fiction, non-fiction
Literary movementLatin American literature

Héctor Abad Faciolince (born 1958) is a Colombian novelist, essayist, journalist, and editor who also holds Spanish citizenship. Abad is considered one of the most talented post-Latin American Boom writers in Latin American literature. Abad is best known for his bestselling novel Angosta and, more recently, El Olvido que Seremos (t. Oblivion: A Memoir).

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