Efraim Medina Reyes

Efraim Medina Reyes
Born (1967-06-29) June 29, 1967
Cartagena, Colombia
Nationality Colombian
Occupation Novelist, poet, short story writer, columnist

Efraim Medina Reyes is a Colombian writer born June 29, 1967[1] in Cartagena, Colombia. He is also the bassist and composer of the 7 Torpes rock band, he currently lives between Colombia and Vicenza, Italy. He is influenced by American cinema, jazz music and works of Andrés Caicedo, an emblematic figure of contemporary Colombian literature.[2][3] As a writer, Efraim Medina Reyes emphasizes the hectic life of urban youths. He uses narrative techniques such as collage.

Some of his works were translated and published in Italian by Feltrinelli, Portuguese by Planeta, French by 13e Note Editions and Finnish by Ivan Rotta & Co.

Major works[4]

Awards and honors[5]

References

  1. Author information in the catalog of the Library of Congress actually gives 1964, however Efraim Medina Reyes himself claims to be born in 1967.
  2. Efraím Medina Reyes y la nueva novela del Caribe colombiano by Orlando Araújo Fontalvo
  3. Medina Reyes y la relación literatura-mass medias by Katerine Jaimes Peña
  4. Open Library
  5. Biblioteca Digital de la Universidad del Norte, Barranquilla, Colombia

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