Fernando Vallejo

Fernando Vallejo, the acclaimed Colombian writer, filmmaker and public intellectual, was born in 1942 in Medellín, Colombia and obtained Mexican nationality in 2007. Author of Our Lady of the Assassins (made into a famous film by Barbet Schroeder), he is renowned in the Spanish-speaking world for his brilliant works and controversial opinions.

Fernando Vallejo

Fernando Vallejo, the acclaimed Colombian writer, filmmaker and public intellectual, was born in 1942 in Medellín, Colombia and obtained Mexican nationality in 2007. Author of Our Lady of the Assassins (made into a famous film by Barbet Schroeder), he is renowned in the Spanish-speaking world for his brilliant works and controversial opinions.

Books by Fernando Vallejo

  • The Abyss: A Novel

    Fernando Vallejo, Yvette Siegert

    E Book

    LONGLISTED FOR THE 2024 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD IN TRANSLATION

    Finally, the Colombian Fernando Vallejo’s masterpiece,The Abyss, is available in English in a stunning translation by Yvette Siegert

  • The Abyss: A Novel

    Fernando Vallejo, Yvette Siegert

    Paperback, 2024

    LONGLISTED FOR THE 2024 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD IN TRANSLATION

    Finally, the Colombian Fernando Vallejo’s masterpiece,The Abyss, is available in English in a stunning translation by Yvette Siegert