Juan Tafur ( Spanish: Juan Tafur , born 1970; Bogotá , Colombia ) is a writer and playwright of Colombian descent living in Barcelona . He studied at the faculties of philosophy and philology in Columbia and Spain , studied Romance languages and comparative literature in the USA . He defended his doctoral dissertation in Italy on the theme of magic in the Renaissance . He taught art history, worked as a translator and editor, and also wrote scripts for radio.
| Juan Tafur | |
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| Juan tafur | |
| Date of Birth | 1970 |
| Place of Birth | Bogota |
| Citizenship (citizenship) | |
| Occupation | writer , playwright |
| Genre | drama , historical prose |
| Language of Works |  Spain |
Literary activity
After moving to Barcelona in 1998, the writer began to collaborate with various publishers as a translator and editor. He published a number of books under different pseudonyms, among them “The Fire of Heavenly Love” ( Spanish Llama de amor divino ) and “Tales of King Solomon” ( Spanish Los Cuentos del rey Salomón ).
His first novel, The Gospel of Mary Magdalene (2005) ( Spanish: La pasión de María Magdalena ), was the result of his study of the image of the saint in Christian culture. Translated into six languages and published in 15 countries.
In 2008, the adventure novel “Traveling through Two Worlds” ( Spanish: El viajero de los dos mundos ) was released, inspired by travel notes by Pedro Tafur, a 15th-century traveler. [one]
Among the latest works by Juan Tafur are “99 Places to Talk with God” ( Spanish version 99 lugares para hablar con Dios ) and the play “Dead Man's Ballad” ( Spanish version 99 lugares para hablar con Dios ). [2]
Juan Tafur visited Moscow in 2007 and 2009 in connection with the publication of his books in Russian.