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Álvaro Enrigue

Contributor

Álvaro Enrigue

Álvaro Enrigue is a writer and editor. His first novel, La muerte de un instalador, won the Joaquín Mortiz Prize in 1996. His second novel, El cementerio de sillas (Lengua de trapo, 2002), was selected as that year's best novel in Spanish by the literary magazine La Tempestad. He has two collections of stories: Virtudes Capitales (Joaquín Mortiz, 1998) and Hipotermia (Anagrama, 2005). He has taught creative writing at the University of Maryland and Latin American literature at the Ibero-American University in Mexico City. Currently, he is an editor at Letras Libres.

Articles by Álvaro Enrigue

Readymade
By Álvaro Enrigue
He was apt to score unbelievable goals whenever he could keep his balance on the field, something that didn't always happen: occasionally he fell over while fighting for the ball and couldn't get back up again because he was too drunk.
Translated from Spanish by Anna Kushner
On the Death of the Author
By Álvaro Enrigue
There are stories that seem impossible to tell.
Translated from Spanish by Anna Kushner
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