Carlos Labbé

Carlos Labbé (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkaɾlos laˈβe]) is a Chilean fiction writer born at Santiago de Chile in 1977.

Biography

He graduated in Latin American and Spanish Literature, his dissertation was about Juan Carlos Onetti. Later he obtained a Master's degree in Latin American and Spanish Literature with a dissertation on Roberto Bolaño. He has published a hypertext novel, Pentagonal: incluidos tú y yo (2001), the novels Libro de plumas (2004), Navidad y Matanza (2007) and Locuela (2009), the collection of short stories Caracteres blancos (2010), as well as the pop music records Doce canciones para Eleodora (2007), Monicacofonía (2008) and Mi nuevo órgano (2011). He co-wrote the screenplays for the films Malta con huevo (2007) and Yo soy Cagliostro (in production). In the past he was a member of the bands Ex Fiesta and Tornasólidos, and is now a literary critic and editor.

Works

Novels

• Pentagonal, incluidos tú y yo (hypertext novel, 2001)
• Libro de plumas (2004)
• Navidad y Matanza (2007, translated into German in 2010)
• Locuela (2009)

Short Stories

• Caracteres blancos (2010)

Music records

• Doce canciones para Eleodora (2007)
• Monicacofonía (2008)
• Mi nuevo órgano (2011)

Awards

• Chilean National Council on Books and Reading Found for the Writers, 2003.
• Pedro Sienna Awards of the Chilean State for Best Feature Film Screenwriting for Malta con huevo (Scrambled Beer, in the English edition), co-written with Cristóbal Valderrama, 2008.
• Published in Granta magazine's Best Young Spanish Language Novelists, 2010.

References

• Pedro Sienna 2008 Award to Best Chilean.
• Granta Magazine 113: The Best of Young Spanish-Language Novelists
• Doce canciones para Eleodora, Carlos Labbé's first solo album
• Pentagonal, incluidos tú y yo, hypertext novel.
• Malta con huevo / Scrambled Beer. Feature film, screenplay co-written by Carlos Labbé.

External links

• Carlos Labbé's Fiction Writing in Granta 113 Magazine, in English.
• English writer Toby Litt on Carlos Labbé's work.
• Collected criticism on Carlos Labbé´s work, in Spanish.
• Editorial Periférica, Carlos Labbé's publisher in Spain.
• Sangría Editora, Carlos Labbé's publisher in Chile.
• Lateinamerika Verlag, publisher of Carlos Labbé's Navidad und Matanza in German Language.
• The complete Carlos Labbé's solo music albums, in English.
• Some songs from Tornasólidos rock band, in Spanish.
• Some songs from Ex Fiesta pop band, in Spanish.
• Some songs from Carlos Labbé's solo music albums, in Spanish.
• Sobrelibros.cl, online literary magazine in Spanish, publishes Carlos Labbé's reviews on Latin American books.