The Sound of Falling Things

In the novel by Juan Gabriel Vásquez, the most famous contemporary writer of Colombia, "the heir of Márquez," as the press calls him, there is everything that quality literature implies: a sharp twisted plot, psychological drama, tropical flowers and scents,... complicated love relationships. Colombia is still recovering from the brutal war of the government with Pablo Escobar. People are still dying on the streets of Bogotá. A young law professor, Antonio Yammara, becomes a witness to the murder of former pilot Ricardo Laverde and starts an investigation.
The scenes of the novel stir the imagination: the slain hippopotamus from the drug lord's zoo, a former convict listening to a cassette tape with tears in his eyes, a plane crash... And yet the book tells not only of fear and pain but also of friendship, loyalty, and the happiness of a child's birth. A great Colombian novel about overcoming the traumas of the past.
The book is published in two versions of translations into Russian, with different titles and covers.
The publisher offers the reader a unique opportunity to choose their translation. This book was translated by Mikhail Kozhukhov, a well-known international journalist who worked in South America, a certified translator from Spanish, a television host, and the president of the "Travel Club".