Gustavo Álvarez Gardeazábal (born 31 October 1945) is a Colombian writer and politician. He attended the

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and was the runner-up for a

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in 1971 for '' Dabeiba''. He was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1984, and was

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of Valle del Cauca Department from 1998 to 1999. He also wrote the highly rated

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El Bazar de los Idiotas. He is one of the few

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s to hold public office in Colombia.

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