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José Latour

    24 april 1940

    José Latour, een geboren en getogen Havanees, heeft een unieke plaats veroverd met zijn scherpe inzichten in misdaad en sociaal commentaar. Zijn werk, dat zich vaak afspeelt tegen de turbulente achtergrond van postrevolutionair Cuba, duikt in thema's als corruptie en politieke onderdrukking. Beïnvloed door klassieke misdaadromans, kenmerkt Latours stijl zich door boeiende plots en scherp psychologisch inzicht. Zijn geschriften, die moedig ideologische onderdrukking trotseerden, bieden een huiveringwekkende kijk op de menselijke natuur en de zoektocht naar gerechtigheid.

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