{{short description|Colombian writer}} {{Infobox writer | embed = | honorific_prefix = | name = Giuseppe Caputo | honorific_suffix = | image = Giuseppe Caputo - Conversatorio Historias para contar con orgullo 1-54 screenshot (cropped).png | image_size = | image_upright = | alt = | caption = | native_name = | native_name_lang = | pseudonym = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1982}} | birth_place = Barranquilla | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} --> | death_place = | resting_place = | occupation = Writer | language = | residence = | nationality = Colombian | citizenship = | education = New York University | alma_mater = University of Iowa | home_town = | period = | genre = <!-- or: | genres = --> | subject = <!-- or: | subjects = --> | movement = | notableworks = ''Un mundo huérfano'' | spouse = <!-- or: | spouses = --> | partner = <!-- or: | partners = --> | children = | relatives = | awards = | signature = | signature_alt = | years_active = | module = | website = <!-- {{URL|example.org}} --> | portaldisp = <!-- "on", "yes", "true", etc.; or omit --> }}

'''Giuseppe Caputo''' (born 1982) is a Colombian writer. He was born in Barranquilla on the Caribbean coast, and studied both in Colombia and in the United States. He has an MFA in creative writing from New York University and the University of Iowa. He has written the novels ''Un mundo huérfano'', ''Estrella Madre'' and ''Se va un hombre'', and the poetry collections ''Jardín de carne'' and ''El hombre jaula y Los nacimientos de Jesús''. He is a regular contributor to ''El Tiempo'' newspaper and has worked for the Bogotá International Book Fair.

In 2017, he was named as one of the Bogota39, a selection of the most promising young writers in Latin America.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.viclit.com/en/giuseppe-caputo-2/ |title=Bio |access-date=2019-03-06 |archive-date=2019-03-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306234750/https://www.viclit.com/en/giuseppe-caputo-2/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

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