He will tell us about his new book “April or never” (Ed. Six Barral). Presented by María Bastarós.
We invite you to a meeting with Juan Gómez Bárcena. He will tell us about his new book “April or never” (Ed. Six Barral). Presented by María Bastarós. If you could travel in time, What moment in your past would you change?? An original and moving novel about a father willing to give up everything to recover what he loves most..
About the author:
Juan Gomez Barcena (Santander, 1984) He has a degree in Theory of Literature and Comparative Literature, in History and Philosophy. With his first story book, those who sleep (2012) won the Tormenta Award for Best New Author. In 2014 public The sky of Lima, novel with which he won the Ojo Crítico Prize for Narrative 2014 and the Ciudad de Alcalá Prize for Narrative 2015, and which has been translated into English, French, Italian, German, Portuguese, Dutch and Greek. His next novel, You have (2017) won the City of Santander Award 2017 and the Cálamo Otra Mirada Award 2017, and was the first finalist for the Tigre Juan International Award 2017. Next, public Not even the dead (2020), which was a finalist for the prize that the Madrid Booksellers' Guild grants to the best book of the year and which is pending publication in English and German. The monumental The rest is air (2023), Ciutat de Barcelona Prize for Literature and Vanity Fair Prize for best novel, consolidated him as one of the most relevant authors of Spanish literature.
As a critic, He has been coordinator of the anthology under thirty (2013), that brings together the most outstanding voices of their generation. He has received scholarships from different institutions, like the Spanish Academy in Rome, the Antonio Gala Foundation, the BBVA Foundation, the FONCA in Mexico or The International Writers’ House in Graz. He currently resides in Madrid, where he teaches literary workshops.
