Andrés Neuman

Andrés Neuman was born on the 28^th January 1977. He is a Spanish-Argentine writer, poet, translator, a columnist and also a blogger.

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He is the son of an argentine émigré musician born in Buenos Aires region of the country, Argentina, and it was there that he spent his childhood. He is presently residing in Granada, Spain. Andrés Neuman has a degree in Spanish Philology from the University of Granada and he also taught Latin American Literature in the school.

Awards and honours

Ø  First Finalist in the Herralde Prize for his first novel calledBariloche, 1999

Ø  Hiperión Prize of poetry for El tobogán (2002)

Ø  Alfaguara Prize for El viajerodelsiglo 2009 (Traveller of the Century, 2009).

Ø  National Critics Prize: Premio de la Crítica Española for El viajero del siglo 2009

Ø  Independent Foreign Fiction Prize shortlist for Traveller of the Century 2013

Ø  Special Commendation from the Jury of the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize for Traveller of the Century,2013^.

Ø  Best Translated Book Award longlist for Traveler of the Century2013.

Ø  International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award shortlist for Traveller of the Century 2014

List of works

Novels

Ø  Bariloche (1999). Barcelona: Anagrama.

Ø  La vida en lasventanas (2002) (Life in the Windows). Madrid: Espasa-Calpe.

Ø  Unavez Argentina (2003) (Once Argentina). Barcelona: Anagrama.

Ø  El viajerodelsiglo (2009) (Traveller of the Century). Madrid: Alfaguara.

Ø  Hablar solos (2012) (Talking to Ourselves). Madrid: Alfaguara.

Poetry

Ø  Métodos de la noche (1998) (Night Methods). Madrid: EdicionesHiperión.

Ø  El jugador de billar (2000) (The Pool Player). Valencia: Editorial Pre-Textos.

Ø  El tobogán (2002) (The Toboggan). Madrid: EdicionesHiperión.

Ø  Místicaabajo (2008) (Down Mystic). Barcelona: Editorial Acantilado

Ø  Década. Poesía 1997-2007 (2008) (Decade. Poetry 1997-2007). Barcelona: Editorial Acantilado.

Ø  No séporqué y Patio de locos (2013). Valencia: Editorial Pre-Textos.

Short stories

Ø  El queespera (2000) (The One Who Waits). Barcelona: Anagrama.

Ø  El últimominuto (2001) (The Last Minute). Madrid: Espasa. New edition by Páginas de Espuma Madrid, 2007,

Ø  Alumbramiento (2006) (Birth). Madrid: Páginas de Espuma.

Ø  Hacerse el muerto (2011) (Playing Dead). Madrid: Páginas de Espuma.

Others

Ø  Die Winterreise of Wilhelm Müller (2003)

Ø  El equilibrista (2005)

Ø  Cómoviajar sin ver. Latinoamérica en tránsito (2010)

English translations

Ø  Traveller of the Century (2012, UK, Pushkin Press).

Ø  Traveler of the Century (2012, USA, Farrar, Straus and Giroux).

Ø  Talking to Ourselves (2014, UK, Pushkin Press).

Ø  Talking to Ourselves (2014, USA, Farrar, Straus and Giroux).