About this Event
Co-presented by Granta and Center for the Art of Translation
Join us for an evening of literature and cocktails, as Granta celebrates its recent anthology Best of Young Spanish-Language Novelists 2. Three of its contributors from Spain—Irene Reyes Noguerol, Alejandro Morellón, and David Aliaga— discuss current trends in Spanish-language literature, with translator and Granta editor Valerie Miles. FREE
David Aliaga (1989) is a writer recognized by Granta as one of the best young Spanish-language novelists of the last decade. His fiction books include Y no me llamaré más Jacob (2016) and El año nuevo de los árboles (2018), some of whose short stories have been translated into English and German. Aliaga is a specialist in representation of Jewish identity, both in contemporary literature and in comic books, and in 2018 he co-directed Séfer, the Jewish Book Festival of Barcelona. Last year, the city of Barcelona awarded him with the Montserrat Roig scholarship for creative writing.
Alejandro Morellón (1985) is the author of the short story books La noche en que caemos (Monteleón Prize, 2012), El estado natural de las cosas (Gabriel García Márquez Prize, 2017), El peor escenario posible (Ignacio Aldecoa Prize, 2022); the novel Caballo sea la noche (Candaya, 2019) and the book of mistic poems Un dios extranjero (San Juan de la Cruz Mistic Poetry Prize). In 2021 he was included by Granta magazine in their Best Young Spanish-Language Novelists list. Currently he lives in Madrid.
Irene Reyes-Noguerol (Seville, 1997) has a BA in Hispanic Philology and has completed a Creative Writing Workshop at the Camilo José Cela University of Madrid. Reyes-Noguerol has won several awards, both in national and international story contests, and her texts have appeared, so far, in 14 anthologies. At the age of 18 she published her first solo book, Caleidoscopios, followed by De Homero y otros dioses. In 2021, Reyes-Noguerol was selected by Granta as one of the best writers in Spanish under the age of 35. She is currently working as a Spanish Language and Literature teacher.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
194 Church St, 194 Church Street, San Francisco, United States
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