Andrés Neuman
Andrés Neuman (born January 28, 1977) is a Spanish-Argentine writer, poet, translator, columnist and blogger.
The son of Argentine émigré musicians, he was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina to a mother of Italian and Spanish descent and a father of German-Jewish descent. He spent his childhood in Buenos Aires, although he currently lives in Granada, Spain. He has a degree in Spanish Philology from the University of Granada, where he also taught Latin American literature. He holds both Argentine and Spanish citizenships.
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 . He was also selected by Granta magazine in Spanish and English as one of the 22 Best of Young Spanish-Language Novelists.[1][2] His fourth novel, the award-winning Traveller of the Century, first to be published in English, was selected among the best books of the year by The Guardian , The Independent and Financial Times . This novel was also shortlisted for the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize,[3] achieving a Special Commendation from the jury; as well as shortlisted for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award,[4] being named one of "the two frontrunners who so sure-footedly outpaced the strong pack", according to an article written by the jury for The Guardian. His next book translated into English was the novel Talking to Ourselves,[5] longlisted for the Best Translated Book Award , shortlisted for the Oxford-Weidenfeld Translation Prize , and selected as number 1 among the Top 20 books of the year by Typographical Era.[6] His most recent work translated into English is the collection of stories The Things We Don't Do.[7]
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".[8]
Awards and honours
- 1999 First Finalist in the Herralde Prize for his first novel, Bariloche,[9] which was selected as one of the best ten novels of the year by El Cultural,[10] the literary supplement of the national newspaper El Mundo.
- 2002 Hiperión Prize of poetry for El tobogán (2002).[11]
- 2009 Alfaguara Prize for El viajero del siglo (Traveller of the Century, 2009).[12] This book was selected as one of the five best novels of the year published in Spanish language, in two different votes: one called by the national newspaper El País among 50 critics and journalists and another one called by the national newspaper El Mundo .
- 2009 National Critics Prize: Premio de la Crítica Española for El viajero del siglo (Traveler of the Century).[13]
- 2013 Independent Foreign Fiction Prize shortlist for Traveller of the Century (Nick Caistor & Lorenza Garcia; Spanish; Pushkin Press).[14]
- 2013 Special Commendation from the Jury of the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize for Traveller of the Century.[15]
- 2013 Best Translated Book Award longlist for Traveler of the Century.[16]
- 2014 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award shortlist for Traveller of the Century (Nick Caistor & Lorenza Garcia; Spanish; Pushkin Press and Farrar, Straus and Giroux).[17]
- 2015 Best Translated Book Award longlist for Talking to Ourselves.[18]
- 2015 Oxford-Weidenfeld Translation Prize shortlist for Talking to Ourselves.[19]
List of works
- Novels
- Bariloche (1999). 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). Madrid: Espasa-Calpe. ISBN 84-670-0127-5. First Finalist in the Primavera Prize.
- Una vez Argentina (2003) (Once Argentina). Barcelona: Anagrama. ISBN 84-339-6853-X. First Finalist in the Herralde Prize.
- El viajero del siglo (2009) (Traveller of the Century). Madrid: Alfaguara. ISBN 978-84-204-2235-0. Alfaguara Prize and National Critics Prize.
- Hablar solos (2012) (Talking to Ourselves). Madrid: Alfaguara. ISBN 978-84-204-0329-8.
- Poetry
- Métodos de la noche (1998) (Night Methods). Madrid: Ediciones Hiperión. ISBN 84-7517-617-8. Antonio Carvajal Young Poetry Prize.
- El jugador de billar (2000) (The Pool Player). Valencia: Editorial Pre-Textos. ISBN 84-8191-353-7.
- El tobogán (2002) (The Toboggan). Madrid: Ediciones Hiperión. ISBN 84-7517-727-1. Hiperión Poetry Prize.
- Mística abajo (2008) (Down Mystic). Barcelona: Editorial Acantilado. ISBN 978-84-96834-40-8.
- Década. Poesía 1997-2007 (2008) (Decade. Poetry 1997-2007). Barcelona: Editorial Acantilado. ISBN 978-84-96834-82-8.
- No sé por qué y Patio de locos (2013). Valencia: Editorial Pre-Textos. 978-84-15576-47-1.
- Short stories
- El que espera (2000) (The One Who Waits). Barcelona: Anagrama. ISBN 84-339-2461-3.
- El último minuto (2001) (The Last Minute). Madrid: Espasa. ISBN 84-239-2623-0. New edition by Páginas de Espuma (Madrid, 2007, ISBN 978-84-8393-001-4).
- Alumbramiento (2006) (Birth). Madrid: Páginas de Espuma. ISBN 84-95642-85-9.
- Hacerse el muerto (2011) (Playing Dead). Madrid: Páginas de Espuma. ISBN 978-84-8393-066-3.
- Others
- Die Winterreise of Wilhelm Müller (2003) (Viaje de invierno, Winter Journey translation from German to Spanish). Barcelona: Editorial Acantilado. ISBN 84-96136-23-X.
- El equilibrista (2005) (The Tightrope Walker, aphorisms). Barcelona: Editorial Acantilado. ISBN 84-96489-07-8.
- Cómo viajar sin ver. Latinoamérica en tránsito (2010) (How to Travel Without Seeing. Latin America in Transit, travel book). Madrid: Alfaguara. ISBN 978-84-204-0608-4.
English translations
- Traveller of the Century (2012, UK, Pushkin Press). 978-1906548667 . Translated by Nick Caistor and Lorenza García.
- Traveler of the Century (2012, USA, Farrar, Straus and Giroux). 978-0374119393 . Translated by Nick Caistor and Lorenza García.
- Talking to Ourselves (2014, UK, Pushkin Press). 978-1782270553 . Translated by Nick Caistor and Lorenza García.
- Talking to Ourselves (2014, USA, Farrar, Straus and Giroux). 978-0374167530 . Translated by Nick Caistor and Lorenza García.
- The Things We Don't Do (2014, UK, Pushkin Press). 978-1782270737 . Translated by Nick Caistor and Lorenza García.
- The Things We Don't Do (2015, US, Open Letter Books). 978-1-940953-18-2 . Translated by Nick Caistor and Lorenza García.
References
- ↑ The New York Times article: Granta names 22 Best of Young Spanish Language Novelists .
- ↑ Granta 113. The Best of Young Spanish Language Novelists
- ↑ Booktrust: A steamy tale of love between two translators makes the shortlist for the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize
- ↑ Ten books shortlisted for the 2014 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award .
- ↑ The New York Times article: Andres Neuman's new novel is Talking to Ourselves .
- ↑ Best Read in 2014: A Top 20 Year-End List .
- ↑ We Love This Book review on The Things We Don't Do .
- ↑ Bolaño, Roberto: Entre paréntesis (Between Parentheses), Anagrama, Barcelona, 2004, page 149. English edition: Between Parentheses, translated by Natasha Wimmer. New Directions, USA, 2011.
- ↑ Basanta, Ángel: Review of Bariloche, El Mundo, 19 December 1999 .
- ↑ "The Ten Nobels of 2000", El Mundo, 28 June 2009 .
- ↑ List of winners of the Hiperión Poetry Prize es:Premio Hiperión
- ↑ García Posada, Miguel: "La hora de la consagración", ABC, 18 July 2009 .
- ↑ El País news: Andrés Neuman gana el premio de la crítica .
- ↑ Booktrust: A steamy tale of love between two translators makes the shortlist for the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize .
- ↑ The Independent news: Special commendation: A home for imagination .
- ↑ 2013 Best Translated Book Award Fiction Longlist .
- ↑ Ten books shortlisted for the 2014 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award .
- ↑ Why This Book Should Win – by BTBA Judge Jeremy Garber .
- ↑ Oxford-Weidenfeld Translation Prize 2015: Shortlist Announced .
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Andrés Neuman. |
- Official website (some English texts)
- Review of Traveller of the Century in The Independent
- Review of Traveller of the Century in The Guardian
- Review of Traveler of the Century in The L Magazine
- Short story in Words Without Borders
- Interview in Untitled Books
- Interview in Latineos. Latin America, Caribbean, arts & culture
- PRISA News about the Alfaguara Prize
- "Conquering Displacement With Words" by Valerie Miles in The New York Times
- Audio Interview with Michael Cathcart ABC Radio
- Review of Talking to Ourselves in The Guardian
- Review of Talking to Ourselves in The Independent
- Review of Talking to Ourselves in Upcoming4.me
|