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Juan Gabriel Vásquez, first Latin American to win the Lee Hochul Peace Prize

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The Colombian writer received the tenth edition of the award named after Lee Hochul in South Korea. Vásquez recalled Colombia's participation in the Korean War and anticipated that this experience could inspire a new novel.

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