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Plinio Apuleyo Mendoza
Colombian journalist, writer, and diplomat
Plinio Apuleyo Mendoza (born march 24, 1931) is a Colombian journalist, writer, and diplomat.
Plinio apuleyo mendoza biography of rory
Mendoza was named in honour to the Roman authors Pliny the Younger and Apuleius.
Career
Plinio Apuleyo Mendoza born in Tunja, Boyacá in 1932, son of the lawyer and politic Plinio Mendoza Neira, who was witness to the murder of Jorge Eliécer Gaitán.[1] He studied political science at Sorbonne in Paris.[2]
Mendoza had a close friendship with Nobel Prize winner Gabriel García Márquez.
They spent time in Europe during the early 60s. Mendoza published a biographical novel regarding the life and anecdotes of García Márquez and their circle of friends, poets, and writers during those years in Europe. The book was entitled "The Fragrance of the Guava".
Mendoza served as First Secretary of the Colombian Embassy in France, writing newspaper articles for several international publications at the same ti