Small islands national literatures these days are barely visible in the vast ocean of English-language literature. We bring to your attention small list contemporary Spanish writers whose books are read all over the world.

IN currently, Javier Marias is considered not only the most outstanding Spanish writer, but also perhaps one of greatest writers planetary scale. The winner of numerous national and European awards, he began publishing in his teens, and by the age of sixty, many of his novels had become recognized masterpieces. It is possible that he will be the next Nobel laureate in the field of literature. In any case, one of the members Nobel Committee has already strongly recommended the novel by Javier Marias for consideration for the award

A famous journalist and writer creates a special, cozy and deep world in his works. Winner of several literary prizes and journalistic awards, Rosa Montero is one of the most famous women Spain. Only one novel by the writer has been translated into Russian. Behind the pseudo-detective plot there is hidden an amazing story that will appeal to all lovers of good literature

Enrique Vila-Matas is another living classic of Spanish literature who has won the love and recognition of readers all over the world. He wrote his first novel while completing his military service. He tried to work as a film critic and screenwriter. He became famous for his ironic, abrupt style, in which the barrier between reality and fiction is extremely blurred. Winner of numerous Spanish and European literary awards, including the Medici Prize, whose works have been translated into many languages. The novel is a real phantasmagoria, in which main character finds itself thanks to the support of Salvador Dali and Graham Greene.

Ildefonso Falcones is a lawyer and writer. His first novel was published in 2006, when the writer was almost 50 years old. The effect of this historical novel takes place in Barcelona in the 14th century, when Catalonia gained heavy weight in Europe. The novel immediately received awards in the writer’s homeland, Italy, France and Cuba. It has been translated into many languages, including Russian.

Writer and journalist, Antonio Muñoz Molina devoted his entire life to literary creativity and received wide international recognition. He won a number of Spanish and international awards and prizes, he was awarded twice National Award. Molina is a member of the Royal Spanish Academy. His most famous novel embodies all the best that the Spanish literary tradition is famous for

Recognized and revered master in Spain magical realism, Palma creates compelling stories that have found fans all over the world. In Russia, they are eagerly awaiting the translation of the final novel of the Victorian trilogy, which began with

Carlos Ruiz Zafon doesn't need special presentation in Russia. His series “The Cemetery of Forgotten Books” has firmly won the hearts of readers around the world. The first novel in the series became an international bestseller and has sold more than 15 million copies.

In early 1977, Spain abolished the women's censorship that had existed during Franco's reign. It took Spain about 10 years for readers and writers to fully adapt to the newfound freedom and appreciate the genre of the novel. Translated and Latin American literature in the person of Gabriel García Márquez and Miguel Ángel Asturias, they developed a huge Spanish interest in quality works.

The government noticed the desire of the people and decided to take advantage of this to speed up the restoration of the culture of the nation, because artistic word capable of a lot. And now active support for promising and talented authors has begun. Many large publishing houses began to provide assistance to the state. All these factors contributed to the development of Spanish literature and provoked the emergence of new talented authors.

By 1980 domestic literature became widespread. People read prose, both in transport and in any free time. Various writers have worked in various genres, but the novel remained in first place. The new generation of writers received the appropriate name “new storytellers” (Los novismos narradores).

The most prominent representatives of this time

Manuel Vazquez Montalban

Photo: Portrait of the writer Manuel Vázquez Montalbán

The most famous author who worked in the detective genre. It is he who owns the legendary detective Carvalho, who became central character many of his works, including Murder at the Central Committee (Asesinato en el Comite Central, 1981). He also wrote some thrillers that have become widespread among Spanish readers.

Antonio Muñoz Molina

Photo: Book by writer Javier Marias “White Heart”

The writer adhered to the thriller genre and most often chose Madrid, Lisbon and even New York as the place for the events taking place in the book. The most popular among readers was his first novel, “Winter in Lisbon” (El invierno en Lisboa, 1987). Has gained no less popularity Touching story wartime love "Sefarad" (Sefarad, 2001).

Javier Marias

The most important novelist in Spain, who began his literary activity back in the 1970s in the style of the "new novel". But his fame and popularity were brought to him by works written in the genre psychological novel. A striking example such literature can be considered “White Heart” (Corazon tan blanco, 1992).

Arturo Perez-Reverte

Bright representative modern writers, who writes historical thrillers. He is the author of a world-famous series of novels about the desperate mercenary Captain Diego Alatriste. No less famous is the work “Corsairs of the Levant” (Corsarios de Levante, 2006).

Carlos Ruiz Zafon

It was this author’s book that launched the Spanish thriller commercially. The work “The Shadow of the Wind” (La sombra del viento, 2001) became a major world event in publishing.

Photo: The role of women in Spanish literature

Today in Spain there is an equal number of both women and men in literature. And this is a great achievement, because until 1970, representatives of the fair sex were not allowed into literature. Prominent representatives were Carmen Laforet and Ana Maria Matute.

But highest value and the works of Carmen Martin Gaite gained popularity. She gave a lot interesting works. Among her magnificent works it is worth highlighting:

• “Behind the Curtains” (Entre Visillos, 1958);
• "The Snow Queen" (La Reina de las Nieves, 1994).

After 1970 new wave was headed by Esther Tusquets, who revealed in her works the theme of a simple woman and a housewife. And in the mid-1980s, women took leading positions. The leading novelist of this period was Montserrat Roig, who became best known for her novel La hora violeta (1980).

New "Generation X"

By the mid-1990s, there were few writers left who remembered the difficult times of Franco's rule. Some were too young, and others were not born at all. They began to work in a new direction - “dirty realism”. Their works took inspiration from the new youth movement, they reflect in their works modern world big cities, filled with sex, drugs and alcohol.

One of the striking works of this time was the novel by José Angel Mañas “Stories from Kronen” (Historias del Kronen, 1994). Violetta Hernando’s novel “The Dead or Something Better” (Muertos o algo major, 1996) gained no less popularity. And Ray Lorita presented her user with the story of a drug dealer who wanders around his world in the novel “Tokio ya no nos quiere” (Tokio ya no nos quiere, 1999).

Features of regional literature

Gradually there was a revival of culture and Spanish regions. This contributed to the fact that more and more provincial flavor began to appear in the works of contemporary writers of that time. Many of these writers presented their works in their native dialects, which after translation gained wide popularity.

One of the brightest prose writers of this time can be called the Basque writer Bernardo Achagu.

He left Spanish literature great amount works of various genres, but the most popular are the works in which he objectively paints a picture of the events taking place. Among the most striking and interesting creations are:

• The novel “A Lonely Man” (Gizona bere bakardadean, 1993);
• Novel “Lonely Woman” (Zeru horiek, 1996);
• Collection of stories "Obabakoak" (Obabakoak, 1988).

All of his works were written in Basque, but Achago himself often later translated them into Spanish.

The most famous Catalan author of that time was Jesus Moncada, who depicted quite realistically the history and events of small towns of that time. No less popular was the Catalan prose writer Nuria Armat, who was glorified by the novel “The Country of the Soul” (El pais del alma, 1999).

How famous writer Galicia should be noted for Manuel Rivas, who glorified Galician literature, for example, with such a work as “The Carpenter’s Pencil” (O lapis do carpinteiro, 1998).

Features of modern Spanish poetry

Photo: Portrait of the poetess Ana Rosetti

In the 1970s, poetry did not develop as rapidly as the genre of the novel, but it also entered a certain phase of prosperity. Modern poets don't forget about literary heritage, but at the same time they focus mainly on folk culture And new image life. There are no restrictions on the choice, but most give preference to studies of everyday ordinary life.

The best contemporary Spanish poets

1. Pere Gimferrer. Most of all, this poet, who is a representative of the “newest” generation, became famous for his ability to use metaphor in his works. He, who began writing in the 1970s, presents all his works to the reader in Catalan.
2. Jose Maria Alvarez. The poet, who began publishing during the Franco era, has presented a series of works that reflect deeply on music, fame and sex.
3. Ana Rossetti. Refers to poetesses who sang feelings and desires in their works. Most of her poems are erotic in nature.
4. Luis Garcia Montero. His works are dedicated to the bustle of the city and what happened to modern society liberation.
5. Luis Alberto de Cuenca. A poet who devotes most of his works to the topic common man. He very originally and harmoniously combines the trends of modernity and classicism in his poems.

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It is a great joy when the thoughts of your loved ones are in tune with your own. But an even greater pleasure for me is the moment of recognizing myself in books. It doesn’t matter how many years ago they were written, for you it is relevant now, at this moment. Therefore, I see one of the main values ​​of literature as its timelessness, as if it serves as proof of its nonlinearity. For me, Unamuno, Cortazar and Galeano are equally relevant - three centuries - the nineteenth, twentieth and twenty-first go hand in hand.

When I first read one of the shortest and most famous micro-stories* ( microrelatos) in Spanish, I didn’t understand anything. Or rather, I understood the text perfectly, but I couldn’t understand why these 7 words are so popular? Why are they quoted all over the world, dedicated to them scientific works, and how magically did they inspire a lot of people to create something important?

Manuel Rivas' thoughts on what happens to men

Autorretrato sin mí. Parte 2. El niño interior.

Autorretrato sin mí. Horas de serenidad

Juan José Millas - inventor of a new literary genre

Talk to the dog, or better yet, read Antonio Gala

Yesterday before going to bed, I read the dialogues of Antonio Gala with his dog Troilo, collected in a single book “ Сharlas con Troylo” and enjoyed the beauty of the style, the power and precision of his words, the depth of his themes and the ability to show us the beauty of things through the prism of his gaze. He does it so skillfully that after reading, part of this beauty, depth and contemplative silence remains with us.

List of the best bestsellers by contemporary Spanish writers.

From the series: “Everyone should know this.”

Advice: Be sure to learn names and book titles in Spanish! And try to read at least one of them. At least in Russian.

Examples of Spanish classical literature are known all over the world: who doesn’t know “Don Quixote” by Cervantes, the comedies of Lope de Vega or the unique poems of Lorca.

What do we know about modern Spanish writers?

Not many can boast of knowledge of modern Spanish literature, although among the masters of the pen there are those whose talent is highly appreciated by readers and critics both in Spain itself and in other countries.

We offer an overview of the works of five of the best contemporary Spanish writers, whose works have become worldwide bestsellers.

1. " Amazing trip Pomponia Flata" by Eduardo Mendoza

According to critics, Eduardo Mendoza is one of the best modern Spanish writers. His novels have won Spanish and international literary awards, and films have been made based on them.

The writer's debut occurred in 1975, when the novel “The Truth about the Savolta Affair” was published, which revolutionized Spanish literature.

And somewhat parodic and even satirical novel Mendoza's The Amazing Voyage of Pomponius Flatus is dedicated to the Roman philosopher and naturalist.

While searching for a certain mythical river with miraculous properties, the main character meets Jesus.

The plot of the book intertwines stories from the Bible, information from ancient authors and philosophical reflections.

2. “Pandora in the Congo” by Alberto Sanchez Piñol

A native of Catalonia, Alberto Sánchez Piñol is an anthropologist by training. What made him famous was his first novel, “In the Heady Silence,” which was translated into 22 languages ​​around the world.

And in 2005, his novel “Pandora in the Congo” was published in Catalan.
Both of these works are parts of a trilogy telling about the eaters human personality fears.

In a novel with a touch of mysticism “Pandora in the Congo” we're talking about about the expedition of two English aristocrats to the African jungle for diamonds and gold, where various troubles happen to them.

Moreover, they discover an unknown tribe there. The work ends quite unexpectedly and even ironically.

3. “Sweater” by Blanca Busquets

(“El jersey”. Blanca busquets)

Catalan Blanca Busquets developed a passion for literature at the age of 12, when she wrote her first story. And at the age of 17, a native of Barcelona was awarded the first award in the field of literature.

Busquets' novel "Sweater" tells the story of an 85-year-old woman who has lost her voice as a result of a stroke and is forced to listen to the complaints of all her relatives, although she cannot answer them at all.

This is how the heroine of the novel Dolores becomes the keeper of other people's secrets. They treat it like a piece of furniture and are not shy. As a result, she is shocked by what is hidden in the depths of the family. And all this time she is knitting a sweater for her beloved granddaughter.

Dorores is shocked. And then he understands that these problems are insignificant, and there is only Love and Death. And such a love story is in the book.

The book has been translated into Russian and can be read for free on the Internet. And it's worth it, read the reviews!

4. “Shadow of the Wind” by Carlos Ruiz Zafon

(“sombra del viento” Carlos Ruiz Zafó)

Today, Carlos Ruiz Zafon is one of the most popular and widely read modern writers not only in Spain, but also in the world.

Saphon's debut took place in 1993 with the novel “Prince of the Fog,” which won several literary awards.

In 2001, the novel “Shadow of the Wind” was published, written in the tradition of medieval novels. This work was awarded 15 prestigious awards and was a bestseller in Europe for a long time, selling 5 million copies.

The novel tells the story of a 10-year-old boy who comes across a mystical book that changes his life. A real mystical adventure that can be read in one sitting.

The action of the work takes place over 20 years, when love and hatred, mysticism and detective investigations are closely intertwined in the life of the main character.

The book has been translated into Russian and can be read for free on the Internet.

5. “The Crocodile Under the Bed” by Mariasun Landa

(“Crocodile bajo de cama”, Mariasun Landa)

A wonderful children's book, serious and funny.

A native of the Basque Country, Mirasun Landa graduated from the Faculty of Philosophy and Literature and today successfully combines teaching at the Master's School of the University of the Basque Country with creative activity.

In 1991, she won the Basque Prize (an award for literature for children and teenagers), and her book, The Crocodile Under the Bed, written in Basque, was awarded the National Prize in 2003.

The book has been translated into Russian and can be read for free on the Internet.

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Director of the Moscow Cervantes Institute Abel Murcia Soriano - about the cross Year of Culture and Unity Spanish world

Interview: Mikhail Vizel
Photo: Cervantes Institute in Moscow

This year, the cross Year of Culture of Spain and Russia coincided with the Year of Literature in Russia. What does this mean for you? Did you take this into account when planning this year?

Of course, we take this coincidence into account. To be precise, the year is called “The Year of the Spanish Language and Literature in Spanish in Russia.” But we do not interpret language and literature in a narrow sense. We are talking about all those products that a language can generate, not only literary ones. For example, music - we will have musical events. Music, like any kind creative activity person, becomes a reason for discussing it in language, a reason for speaking - and in this sense it also interests us. Both cinema and painting are all discussed in language; they force us to speak in language. And all this, of course, is language, but not literature in the narrow sense.

As for literature in the narrow sense, we want to invite and will ensure the presence here in Moscow of Spanish-speaking authors writing in Spanish. Here I would like to note that the term “Spanish-speaking” is often interpreted as formal, but in our case this is absolutely not the case. I mean precisely the diversity of literature that exists in Spanish. Of course, when we talk about world literature and about those traditions, about those relationships that exist in world literature, we understand that every work, be it Goethe, Baudelaire or Dostoevsky, translated into another language, becomes part of this language, and this happens inevitably. But when Spanish-speaking cultures come into contact, this happens much more intensely and quickly. And we don’t think in terms of “disunity,” for example, Borges is Argentinean, or Marquez is Colombian, or Octavio Paz is Mexican. These people feed their creativity from one stream, from the Spanish language, for us this is what Hispanic literature. And they enrich themselves, using in their creativity everything that Spanish-language literature gives them and, of course, world literature too. Language becomes the source, the connection that is formed between them and the whole world. And in this sense, for us they are the Spanish language.

It must be said that there are also official frameworks for this year. The official opening is April 27. And, of course, there are some events that we have already planned and placed in their places, but there is also something special in our plans. We are talking about events that we are going to devote not so much directly to those who create literary language, but also to translators who become those bridges and connecting links that ensure the unhindered flow of language. And for us, a particularly important event will be the publication of the collection short stories in Spanish. There are over a hundred short stories that cover historical period from Ruben Dario to the very recent years. In Spanish, this anthology is a tribute to the popularity short story, because it has a big tradition in the Spanish-speaking world. But we made this publication in such a way that each of these short stories is translated by a separate translator. Thus, this book becomes a guide not only to the Spanish-language world of short stories, but also to the world of modern translators. And we want with this publication not only to honor the profession, but also to emphasize the value of what translators do, because the general public never thinks about them, they remain in the shadows, because people say “I read Goethe,” and yet they don’t say “I read the translations of so-and-so.”

They speak Russian.

This is true. In some countries this happens, but only when it comes to some major figures, but this does not apply to everyone, and not in all countries. There is one interesting detail. When we say that we will publish a book in which different translators will participate, everyone gets this strange expression on their face. And it doesn’t occur to anyone that in the original there are more than a hundred authors, and each of them has his own style. And it doesn’t occur to anyone that by distributing these hundred-plus stories among a hundred translators, we are giving a voice to these translators. We are doing what was originally already created in the original, we are allowing a hundred people to find their voice by translating all these literary works. Ruben Dario didn't write like Julio Cortazar. Therefore, it’s okay if Ruben Dario is translated by one translator, and Julio Cortazar by another.

The most famous modern spanish writers- these are still Latin Americans: Borges, García Márquez, Cortazar... Do the Spaniards, who are Spaniards, have no jealousy towards the former colonies that have come out ahead in terms of literary fame?

Such a question may arise if we do not take into account the fact that I emphasized at the beginning of our conversation: we do not share this single field, and therefore nothing like this arises in this single field. This is a point of view that I and the entire Instituto Cervantes share. Perhaps it will become more clear to you if I invite you to imagine that we are talking about someone, that these are St. Petersburg, Moscow or Kazan writers, without betraying the fact that they write in the same language. Moreover, in Lately In Spain, writers appeared who have weight in the Spanish-speaking world - these are Zafon, Eduardo Mendoza, and Vila-Matas. And maybe even to some extent this situation is being equalized, but in fact I would not like to talk in this way, because Spanish-language literature is united. The publishing world that produces these books stands on two legs - one in Spain, the other in the New World. And there are a lot of Latin American writers who live in Spain who publish here, and there are also a lot of Spanish writers who live in this interoceanic space between the New and Old Worlds, and they also publish.

And the idea from which your question could arise is more likely typical of the situation when we divide countries according to political considerations. But in literary world the essence is one. Symptomatically, the largest book fair in the Spanish-speaking world takes place in Guadalajara in Mexico, and there is no more important event for us than this fair. The largest poetry festival in the Spanish-speaking world is in the city of Medellin in Colombia. In economic terms, the largest awards so far are issued in Spain. All this together gives a unified vision of the literary space. The awards that are given out in Spain are completely open, except, of course, State Prize, because, as the name suggests, it is given to those who live in Spain.

More than five hundred million people speak Spanish in twenty countries, and perhaps those who live in a single language space find it more difficult to imagine that there could be such a single language space in different countries. Let me give an example of the activities of translators. I am a translator myself Polish literature into Spanish, and the product of my labor, that is, my translations, were published in three different countries - Mexico, Venezuela and Spain. And you can find them in other magazines, for example, in Colombian, Argentinean ones - but they were made by me, this is my translation, a citizen of the Kingdom of Spain. Selma Ansira, one of the best translators of Russian literature, is Mexican, but her translations are published in Spain. The cultural adviser of the Colombian embassy, ​​Ruben Dario Flores, translated Bukharin at the request of a Spanish publishing house. He is Colombian, but also translates Pushkin, Akhmatova...

One can only envy! Alas, Russian authors, translators and publishers from countries former USSR cannot boast of such unity... But let us now turn to the opposite side of this cross year. So you list those Spanish-language authors who are well known in Russia, and which Russian authors, besides Dostoevsky, are well known in Spain?

The presence of Russian literature in the Spanish-speaking world has a strange character that does not correspond to its real value. And here there are also differences depending on the country. Until 1936, it was published quite well, and it could have been small editions and some small things, but there were many publishing houses that dealt with this. And from 1939 to 1975, for obvious reasons, everything was limited to the publication of classics. And here it should be noted that many classics that are published in Spain were translated not from Russian, but from other languages, because during this period there were no faculties Slavic languages in Spain. And, of course, this changed radically, but gradually: contacts began to be established, specialists appeared. And in this sense New World, Latin America did not stop. , which published many translations of a wide variety of writers and poets.

In general, these kinds of questions are quite sensitive, and here’s why. For example, Bukharin, which lies on my table, I learned that it was published and had good feedback critics, from Ruben Dario, who translated it and who brought it to me. I don't have the complete picture. More likely, full picture those specialists who monitor these topics, and even then its completeness is not absolute.

Our Vladimir Mayakovsky is incredibly popular in Italy because he is a futurist, and this is an important topic for Italians. Do you have any Russian writer who is more important to you than others?

In Spain, at a certain point, Pasternak played a very important role. If not important, then at least he was known, he was well known.

Was this in the 60s or later?

Late 70s, early 80s. And, of course, I followed what was coming out and sometimes looked if something interested me. Therefore, I can talk about myself and about those books that had a certain impact on me. And among them, first of all, “The Master and Margarita” and, perhaps, Zamyatin’s novel “We” come to mind. And among the works of Dostoevsky, less famous than “Crime and Punishment,” for example, “The Gambler,” but this is mine personal story with Russian literature, and I have no idea whether there are people besides me for whom these books are of particular interest and importance.

The image of foreign literature in another culture in the form of its translations is very fragmented and incomplete. It is all the more important what we do - we try to return or give special value to the work of the translator, because ultimately this image depends on him, and on his activity depends how complete the idea of ​​the literature of another culture, another language will be. I mentioned our collection of short stories, but among other things, we are currently developing a project with the Center for Linguistic Research of World Poetry of the Academy of Sciences. These will be meetings and seminars for both Spanish speakers and Russian poets. I don’t know what exactly will come of this, but everything we do within this cross-year will be aimed precisely at giving special importance to translation, because, ultimately, the image of literature depends on this. My first attempt to read Lermontov - I don’t even remember what language I read him in, Spanish or French - ended in failure, since the translation was terrible. Therefore, my story with Lermontov did not work out.

On the other hand, people are drawn to the familiar; it is very difficult for them to introduce something new. No matter what we do, no matter how hard we try, the first names that come to mind when hearing the words “Russian literature” are still Dostoevsky, Pushkin, Tolstoy. But no one talks about Blok, for example. Why? Despite the fact that it has been translated. That is, this is a problem that always arises. But despite it, it is very important to do the work that we do, precisely so that the work of translators is properly assessed, and so that this image of foreign literature is created and strives for completeness.

Which Spanish writers are you going to bring this year and when?

We don't know yet. Inviting a writer is a multifaceted endeavor because there are three important aspects when deciding who to invite. For example, we are wondering if it is possible to invite a writer who has not yet been translated. We invite not a person, but an author. On the other hand, if we decide to invite an already translated writer, then we need to look at how well-known he is, how well-known his translations are - because if they are already known, then why do we need our institutional help? If the author is not yet known, you can contact the same journal “Foreign Literature” and arrange for them to publish some of his works two months before the author’s arrival. That is, this is a whole strategy and philosophy.

At Non/Fiction we are going to bring two co-authors of the popular youth novel series published by Alfaguara - Andreu Martin and Jaume Ribera. One of their books will be published by Samokat, and we are planning a joint presentation at book exhibition. In addition to Spanish writers, Non/Fiction will feature several authors from Latin America, perhaps the Mexican Flavio Gonzalez Meglio, the Paraguayan Juan Manuel Marcos, there are several other interesting candidates - we are preparing this program with the Latin American embassies. Interesting project conceived at the central office of our Instituto Cervantes - this is the “Week of Literature in Spanish”. A group of Spanish writers, 7–10 people, goes to one of the cities, and a specific topic is chosen. In Rome it was “humor”, in Munich “the image of the other”, in Paris “aggression”, in Naples - “many faces”, writers from the country where the week takes place are invited, and in a variety of formats ( round tables, readings, discussions, meetings with a variety of audiences) a given topic is discussed. We are planning something similar in Moscow.

What about Arturo Perez-Reverte? It seems that this is the most famous of the modern Spanish, that is, writers living in Spain. Why not bring him?

The Instituto Cervantes does not carry Perez-Reverte. There are a number of authors who do not travel at the expense government agencies, at the expense of budget money. They just don't need that help. It is their decision not to travel at state expense, not ours - we would take them. In general, the world of translated literature is full of surprises. I’m recently in Moscow, I still don’t know very well what has been translated over the years, but what I saw now among the translations of Spanish literature into Russian surprised me very pleasantly. There were authors whom I did not even expect to be translated, but they were published. For example, the young and very promising Mexican author Martin Solares. In personal correspondence with him, I learned that a book was being published in Russia - I didn’t expect that you here would figure out so quickly that he was good. First prize to them. García Márquez in Colombia was given to the Argentine writer Guillermo Martínez - a very interesting author, despite the fact that he is a mathematician by profession. He won a prize for his short stories, but his novel “Unnoticed Murders” was translated into Russian.

I was completely amazed by the novel by the Chilean author Letelier, Fata Morgana of Love with Orchestra. I realized that I know absolutely nothing about amazing country Chile! But this is also part of the Spanish world.

Yes, and this is very interesting - a whole kaleidoscope of authors who are published here in Russia. This is the reality of our Spanish-speaking world. At the same time, Spaniards, Chileans, and Argentines are being transferred to Russia - and this also enriches this single space.

I can only express my admiration for how everything is happening harmoniously with you. I don’t even know who to compare with.

It still seems to me that this is something not man-made, but organic. That is, this situation developed naturally. If we imagine a reader who enters a Spanish bookstore and is presented with all the literary variety - although, of course, in a Spanish store there will be a larger selection of Spanish authors - but, nevertheless, he reaches out to the book that attracted him by the title or, maybe the cover, and he most likely does not think about whether the author who wrote this book is from Madrid or from Cusco. This is the reality of Spanish-language literature.

GodLiterature.RF thanks Anna Shkolnik and Tatyana Pigareva () for their help in organizing the interview, as well as Sofia Sno for her help in preparing the material.

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