Andrés Neuman facts for kids

Neuman at the 2016 Texas Book Festival

Andrés Neuman (born January 28, 1977) is a talented Argentine writer, poet, translator, columnist, and blogger. He is known for his interesting novels, poems, and stories.

Early Life and Education

Andrés Neuman was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. His parents were musicians who moved from Argentina to Granada, Spain, when he was a child. He grew up hearing stories about his family's travels and history. Andrés studied Spanish literature at the University of Granada, where he also taught about Latin American literature. He has citizenship in both Argentina and Spain.

Career Highlights

Andrés Neuman is recognized as one of the best young writers from Latin America. He was chosen for the "Bogotá39" list by the Hay Festival and also by Granta magazine as one of the top young Spanish-language novelists.

His fourth novel, Traveller of the Century, was the first of his books to be published in English. It was named one of the best books of the year by The Guardian and Financial Times. This novel was also a finalist for the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize and the International Dublin Literary Award.

His next novel translated into English was Talking to Ourselves. The New York Times called it a "contemporary family drama and unflinching story of grief." It was a finalist for the Best Translated Book Award and the Oxford-Weidenfeld Translation Prize.

His collection of short stories, The Things We Don't Do, was also a finalist for the Best Translated Book Award. It won the CLMP Firecracker Award for fiction. Andrés Neuman also wrote a travel book about Latin America called How to Travel without Seeing: Dispatches from the New Latin America.

His recent novel, Fracture, explores love and human relationships. The New Yorker said it was "filled with insights into cross-cultural intimacies." This book was a finalist for several awards in Spain and Italy. It was also chosen as one of the best novels of the year by major Spanish newspapers like El Mundo and El País.

Other books translated into English include his first novel, Bariloche, and a collection of his poems called Love Training. His family novel, Once Upon Argentina, tells his personal and family history. His book Sensitive Anatomy challenges common ideas about bodies.

Awards and Honours

Andrés Neuman has received many awards for his writing:

• 1998: Antonio Carvajal Young Poetry Prize for Métodos de la noche.
• 1999: Federico García Lorca Poetry Prize for Alfileres de luz.
• 1999: First Finalist in the Premio Herralde for his first novel, Bariloche.
• 2002: Hiperión Prize for his poetry collection, El tobogán.
• 2003: First Finalist in the Premio Herralde for his novel, Una vez Argentina.
• 2009: Alfaguara Prize for El viajero del siglo (Traveller of the Century).
• 2009: National Critics Prize (Premio de la Crítica Española) for El viajero del siglo.
• 2013: Independent Foreign Fiction Prize shortlist and Special Commendation for Traveller of the Century.
• 2013: Best Translated Book Award longlist for Traveler of the Century.
• 2014: International Dublin Literary Award shortlist for Traveller of the Century.
• 2014: Puterbaugh Fellow.
• 2015: Best Translated Book Award longlist for Talking to Ourselves.
• 2015: Oxford-Weidenfeld Translation Prize shortlist for Talking to Ourselves.
• 2016: International Dublin Literary Award longlist for Talking to Ourselves.
• 2016: Best Translated Book Award longlist for The Things We Don't Do.
• 2016: Firecracker Award for The Things We Don't Do.
• 2018: Premio Dulce Chacón shortlist for Fractura.
• 2019: Premio San Clemente Rosalía-Abanca shortlist for Fractura.
• 2020: Premio Gregor von Rezzori longlist for Fractura.
• 2024: PEN Award for Poetry in Translation longlist for Love Training.

List of Works

Novels

• Bariloche (1999). Barcelona: Anagrama. ISBN: 84-339-2444-3. Paperback edition, 2008, ISBN: 978-84-339-7314-6.
• La vida en las ventanas (2002). Madrid: Espasa-Calpe. ISBN: 84-670-0127-5.
• Una vez Argentina (2003). Barcelona: Anagrama. ISBN: 84-339-6853-X. New rewritten and expanded edition: Una vez Argentina (2014). Madrid: Alfaguara. ISBN: 978-84-204-1801-8.
• El viajero del siglo (2009) (Traveller of the Century). Madrid: Alfaguara. ISBN: 978-84-204-2235-0.
• Hablar solos (2012) (Talking to Ourselves). Madrid: Alfaguara. ISBN: 978-84-204-0329-8.
• Fractura (2018). Madrid: Alfaguara. ISBN: 978-84-204-3292-2.
• Umbilical (2022). Madrid: Alfaguara. ISBN: 978-84-204-6269-1.
• Pequeño hablante (2024). Madrid: Alfaguara. ISBN: 978-84-204-7756-5.

Poetry

• Métodos de la noche (1998). Madrid: Ediciones Hiperión. ISBN: 84-7517-617-8.
• El jugador de billar (2000). Valencia: Editorial Pre-Textos. ISBN: 84-8191-353-7.
• El tobogán (2002). Madrid: Ediciones Hiperión. ISBN: 84-7517-727-1.
• Mística abajo (2008). Barcelona: Editorial Acantilado. ISBN: 978-84-96834-40-8.
• Década. Poesía 1997-2007 (2008). Barcelona: Editorial Acantilado. ISBN: 978-84-96834-82-8.
• No sé por qué y Patio de locos (2013). Valencia: Editorial Pre-Textos. 978-84-15576-47-1.
• Vivir de oído (2018). Madrid: La Bella Varsovia. ISBN: 978-84-94-8007-8-8.
• Isla con madre (2023). Madrid: La Bella Varsovia. ISBN: 978-84-339-1926-7.

Short stories

• El que espera (2000). Barcelona: Anagrama. ISBN: 84-339-2461-3.
• El último minuto (2001). Madrid: Espasa. ISBN: 84-239-2623-0. New edition by Páginas de Espuma (Madrid, 2007, ISBN: 978-84-8393-001-4).
• Alumbramiento (2006). Madrid: Páginas de Espuma. ISBN: 84-95642-85-9.
• Hacerse el muerto (2011). Madrid: Páginas de Espuma. ISBN: 978-84-8393-066-3.

Other Works

• Die Winterreise of Wilhelm Müller (2003) (Viaje de invierno, Winter Journey translation from German to Spanish). Barcelona: Editorial Acantilado. ISBN: 84-96136-23-X.
• El equilibrista (2005). Barcelona: Editorial Acantilado. ISBN: 84-96489-07-8.
• Cómo viajar sin ver. Latinoamérica en tránsito (2010) (How to Travel Without Seeing. Latin America in Transit, travel book). Madrid: Alfaguara. ISBN: 978-84-204-0608-4.
• Caso de duda (2016). Granada: Cuadernos del Vigía. ISBN: 978-84-95430-58-8.
• Anatomía sensible (2019). Madrid: Páginas de Espuma. ISBN: 978-84-8393-265-0

English Translations

• Traveller of the Century (2012)
• Talking to Ourselves (2014)
• The Things We Don't Do (2016)
• How to Travel Without Seeing (2016)
• Fracture (2019)
• Bariloche (2020)
• Love Training (2021)
• Once Upon Argentina (2022)
• Sensitive Anatomy (2023)

See Also

In Spanish: Andrés Neuman para niños