Andrés Neuman
Andrés Neuman (born 1977) is a Spanish-Argentinian writer and poet. He was born in Buenos Aires, where he spent his childhood. He lives in Spain at present. Through a vote called by the Hay Festival, Neuman was selected among the most outstanding young Latin American authors, being included on the Bogotá39 list [7]. Later he was selected by the British literary magazine Granta as one of the 22 Best of Young Spanish-Language Novelists.[1]
In one of the essays of his book Entre paréntesis (Between Parentheses), the Chilean writer Roberto Bolaño stated about Neuman: «He has a gift. No good reader will fail to perceive in these pages something that can only be found in great literature, that which is written by true poets. The literature of the twenty-first century will belong to Neuman and to a handful of his blood brothers».[2]
Awards
- First Finalist in the Herralde Prize with his first novel, Bariloche (1999),[3] which was selected as one of the best ten novels of the year by El Cultural,[4] the literary supplement of the national newspaper El Mundo (Spain).
- Alfaguara Prize with El viajero del siglo (Traveller of the Century, 2009).[5] This book was selected as one of the five best novels of the year published in Spanish, in two different votes: one called by the national newspaper El País among 50 critics and journalists [8] and another one called by the national newspaper El Mundo (Spain) [9].
- National Critics Prize 2009: Premio de la Crítica Española for El viajero del siglo (Traveller of the Century). [6]
- Hiperión Prize of poetry with El tobogán (The Toboggan, Hiperión, 2002, Hiperión Prize).[7]
Bibliography
Novels
- Bariloche (1999) (novel). Barcelona: Anagrama. ISBN 84-339-2444-3. Paperback edition, 2008, ISBN 978-84-339-7314-6. First Finalist in the Herralde Prize.
- La vida en las ventanas (2002) (Life in the Windows, novel). Madrid: Espasa-Calpe. ISBN 84-670-0127-5. First Finalist in the Primavera Prize.
- Una vez Argentina (2003) (Once Argentina, novel). Barcelona: Anagrama. ISBN 84-339-6853-X. First Finalist in the Herralde Prize.
- El viajero del siglo (2009) (Traveller of the Century, novel). Madrid: Alfaguara. ISBN 978-84-204-2235-0. Alfaguara Award.
Poetry books
- Década. Poesía 1997-2007 (2008) (Decade. Poetry 1997-2007, poems). Barcelona: Acantilado. ISBN 978-84-96834-82-8.
Short stories
- El que espera (2000) (The One Who Waits, short stories). Barcelona: Anagrama. ISBN 84-339-2461-3.
- El último minuto (2001) (The Last Minute, short stories). Madrid: Espasa. ISBN 84-239-2623-0. New edition by Páginas de Espuma (Madrid, 2007, ISBN 978-84-8393-001-4).
- Alumbramiento (2006) (Birth, short stories). Madrid: Páginas de Espuma. ISBN 84-95642-85-9.
Others
- Die Winterreise of Wilhelm Müller (2003) (Viaje de invierno, Winter Journey translation from German to Spanish). Barcelona: Acantilado. ISBN 84-96136-23-X.
- El equilibrista (2005) (The Tightrope Walker, aphorisms). Barcelona: Acantilado. ISBN 84-96489-07-8.
References
- ^ The New York Times article: Granta names 22 Best of Young Spanish Language Novelists [1].
- ^ Bolaño, Roberto: Entre paréntesis (Between Parentheses), Anagrama, Barcelona, 2004, page 149.
- ^ Basanta, Ángel: Review of Bariloche, El Mundo (Spain), 19 December 1999 [2].
- ^ "The Ten Nobels of 2000", El Mundo (Spain), 28 June 2009 [3].
- ^ García Posada, Miguel: "La hora de la consagración", ABC (newspaper), 18 July 2009 [4].
- ^ El País news: Andrés Neuman gana el premio de la crítica [5].
- ^ List of winners of the Hiperión Prize in the official website of the Publishing House [6]
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