Giuseppe Caputo (born 1982) is a
Colombian writer. He was born in
Barranquilla on the Caribbean coast, and studied both in Colombia and in the United States. He has an MFA in creative writing from
New York University
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and the
University of Iowa
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. He has written the novels ''Un mundo huérfano'', ''Estrella Madre'' and ''Se va un hombre'', and the poetry collections ''Jardín de carne'' and ''El hombre jaula y Los nacimientos de Jesús''. He is a regular contributor to ''
El Tiempo'' newspaper and has worked for the
Bogotá International Book Fair.
In 2017, he was named as one of the
Bogota39, a selection of the most promising young writers in
Latin America
Latin America or
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References
category:Colombian male novelists
1982 births
Living people
People from Barranquilla
New York University Graduate School of Arts and Science alumni
University of Iowa alumni
Colombian gay writers
Colombian LGBT novelists
Gay novelists
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