ANDRÉS CAICEDO: Se suicidó el día que publicó su obra maestra

25 YEARS OF PURE FIRE. "Living more than 25 years is foolish" — This was the phrase that sealed the fate of Andrés Caicedo, the Colombian writer who turned his life into a legend and his death into a literary act.   / chaverr4   In this mini-documentary, we explore the life, obsession, and torment of the author of ¡Que viva la música!, the novel that changed Colombian literature forever. From his childhood as a stutterer and nearsighted child, to his obsession with cinema, his unrequited love for Patricia Restrepo, and his suicide at age 25 on the same day he received the first copies of his book. NOVELS: ¡Que viva la música! (1977) Night Without Fortune (1983) Swamped Angels or Stories for Young People (1995) STORIES: The Crossed One (1984) Motherhood and Other Stories (1989) Berlin Is a Story and Other Stories (1998) THEATER: The Curious Consciences (1989) The Skin of the Other Hero (2001) NON-FICTION: Eye on the Movies (1974) (film reviews) Letters (1996) (personal correspondence) 0:00 ANDRÉS 1:15 THE BLURRY WORLD 3:40 CINEMA 6:05 LOVE #colombia #andréscaicedo