Feuding authors may yet reconcile

LITERARY SHINER While the reason why two Latin American writers fell out may never be known, there are signs that their 30-year feud may be near an end

AP , BOGOTA

Whatever led to the rift, for the first time there are hopeful signs the two famously stubborn authors may reconcile in their old age.

After obstinately refusing for years, Vargas Llosa has granted permission for parts of an exalting essay written, before their split, about Garcia Marquez' best-seller One Hundred Years of Solitude to be included in a 40th anniversary edition of the landmark work.

"Vargas Llosa has broken the ice ... it's a good sign," said Jaime Bernal, a member of the Colombian Academy of Language.