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Ricardo Menéndez Salmón

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Ricardo Menéndez Salmón

Ricardo Menéndez Salmón is one of the most respected writers in the Spanish literary scene. Born in Gijón (Asturias) in 1971, he studied Philosophy and has written eight novels, a book of short stories and a literary travelogue. He regularly publishes articles in newspapers, and cultural and literary journals....

His work has been translated into Catalan, French, Italian, Dutch and Portuguese, and he has received numerous literary awards. Praised unanimously by critics in Spain, his prose, rich and cultivated, has been described as having “a personal style, strong and close to expressionism” (El País); “a mature writer with the air of a classic” (ABC Cultural), “no writer today can compare to Ricardo Menéndez Salmón” (Qué Leer); “Goyesque imagery” (Revista de Letras), “the best of a generation of writers” (La Razón). His upcoming novel, Medusa, will come out in September.

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