Álvaro Bisama Mayné (born 18 April 1975) is a Chilean writer and literary critic.[1] He was named as one of the best young writers in Latin America by the Hay Festival as part of Bogotá39.
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 Bisama in 2018 | |
| Born | Álvaro Bisama Mayné 18 April 1975 Valparaíso, Chile |
| Alma mater | University of Chile |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, critic |
He was born in Valparaíso, and studied at Playa Ancha University and the University of Chile. He teaches at Alberto Hurtado University.
Bisama has written a number of books including:
- Zona cero (Edición del Gobierno Regional de Valparaíso, 2003)
- Caja negra (novel, 2006)
- Postales urbanas (2006)
- Música marciana (novel, Planeta, Santiago, 2008)
- Cien libros chilenos (criticism, Ediciones B, Santiago, 2008)
- Estrellas muertas (novel, Alfaguara, 2010) (translated into English as Dead Stars by Megan McDowell for Ox and Pigeon Electronic Books, 2014)
- Ruido (Alfaguara, 2012)[2]
His awards and citations include:
- One of the 100 Young Chilean Leaders, or 100 Líderes Jóvenes Chilenos, selected in 2005 by El Mercurio
- Selected by Bogotá39 in 2007 as one of the best young writers in Latin America
- 2011 Santiago Municipal Literature Award for Estrellas muertas
- Premio Academia 2011 (awarded by Academia Chilena de la Lengua) for the best book of 2010 (Estrellas muertas)
- Finalist for the 2013 Altazor Award for Ruido
References
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- ^ "Alvaro Bisama: 'Escribo los libros que me gustaría leer'" [Alvaro Bisama: 'I Write the Books that I Would Like to Read']. Clarín Revista de Cultura (in Spanish). 27 September 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2018.