This novel in translation from award-winning Colombian writer Juan Gabriel Vásquez is a literary mystery with the power of recent history behind it. As law professor Antonio Yammara starts looking into the death of an acquaintance, he is drawn deeper and deeper into an understanding of the destruction wrought by the Colombian drug wars of the 1990s. At the same time, The Sound of Things Falling is also a poignant meditation on the memories and shared experiences that bind us all. You can read the Monitor's full review of "The Sound of Things Falling" here.
