Rafael Chirbes
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Rafael Chirbes | |
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| Rafael Chirbes (2008) Rafael Chirbes (2008) | |
| Born | June 27, 1949 |
| Died | August 15, 2015 (aged 66) |
| Occupation | Writer, literary critic |
| Genre | Novel, essay |
| Notable awards | Preis der SWR-Bestenliste[1] (1999) Premio Cálamo[2] (2003) |
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Rafael Chirbes (27 June 1949 – 15 August 2015) was a Spanish novelist.[3] He was born in Tavernes de la Valldigna in Valencia. He is the author of several novels, two of which have won the Premio de la Crítica de narrativa castellana - Crematorio (2007) and En la orilla (2013). The latter also won the Premio Nacional de Narrativa.
Chirbes is further known for his trilogy of novels dealing with postwar Spain (La larga marcha, La caída de Madrid and Los viejos amigos). He also wrote several collections of essays.[4]
His 2007 novel Crematorio was made into an acclaimed television series in 2011.
Works
[edit | edit source]Novels
[edit | edit source]- Mimoun (1988)
- En la lucha final (1991)
- La buena letra (1992)
- Los disparos del cazador (1994)
- La larga marcha (1996)
- La caída de Madrid (2000)
- Los viejos amigos (2003)
- Crematorio (2007). Cremation, trans. Valerie Miles (New Directions, 2021).
- En la orilla (2013). On the Edge, trans. Margaret Jull Costa (New Directions, 2016).
- París-Austerlitz (2016)
Essays
[edit | edit source]- Mediterráneos (1997)
- El novelista perplejo (2002)
- El viajero sedentario (2004)
- Por cuenta propia (2010)
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Rafael Chirbes at IMDb
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Categories:
- 1949 births
- 2015 deaths
- 21st-century Spanish novelists
- 20th-century Spanish novelists
- Spanish gay writers
- Spanish LGBTQ novelists
- Gay novelists
- LGBTQ history in Spain
- 20th-century Spanish essayists
- 21st-century Spanish essayists
- 20th-century Spanish male writers
- 21st-century Spanish male writers
- 20th-century Spanish LGBTQ people
- 21st-century Spanish LGBTQ people
- People from Safor
- Writers from Valencia