Juan de Recacoechea | |
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Born | 1935
La Paz, Bolivia |
Died | 2017 (aged 81–82) |
Occupation(s) | Novelist, journalist |
Notable work | American Visa, Altiplano Express |
Juan de Recacoechea (1935–2017) was a Bolivian novelist and journalist. He was born in La Paz. He worked as a journalist for many years in both Europe and in his native country. He later turned to writing fiction, and published a series of successful novels, most notably American Visa, [1] a bestseller that was made into a movie. Two of his novels were translated into English: American Visa and Altiplano Express. [2] [3]