Andrés Neuman facts for kids

Andrés Neuman, a talented writer from Argentina.

Andrés Neuman was born on January 28, 1977. He is a famous writer, poet, and translator from Argentina. He also writes for newspapers and blogs.

Early Life and Moving to Spain

Andrés Neuman was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. His parents were musicians who moved from Argentina. His mother had French and Spanish family, and his father had Eastern European-Jewish family. Andrés spent his childhood in Buenos Aires. Later, his family moved to Granada, Spain.

He studied Spanish language and literature at the University of Granada. He also taught about Latin American literature there. Andrés has citizenship in both Argentina and Spain. Stories about his family's travels and his childhood memories can be found in his novel Una vez Argentina.

Andrés Neuman's Writing Career

Andrés Neuman is known as one of the best young writers in Latin America. He was chosen for the first Bogotá39 list by the Hay Festival. Granta magazine also picked him 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. Important newspapers like The Guardian and Financial Times chose it as one of the best books of the year. This novel was also considered 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 story about family and dealing with sadness. This book was also recognized for several awards, including the Best Translated Book Award.

Andrés Neuman's collection of short stories, The Things We Don't Do, also won an award called the CLMP Firecracker Award. He 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 relationships during difficult times. The New Yorker said it was full of interesting ideas about different cultures. This book was also nominated for awards in Italy and Spain. It was chosen by major Spanish newspapers like El Mundo and El País as one of the best novels of the year.

Other books by Neuman translated into English include Bariloche, his first novel, and Love Training, a collection of his poems. His family story, Once Upon Argentina, was also praised for its mix of light and serious topics. His book Sensitive Anatomy challenges old ideas and prejudices.

The famous Chilean writer Roberto Bolaño once wrote about Andrés Neuman. He said that Neuman has a special talent. Bolaño believed that Neuman's writing has something found only in great literature. He even said that the literature of the twenty-first century would belong to Neuman and other true poets.

Awards and Special Recognitions

Andrés Neuman has won many awards for his writing. Here are some of them:

• 1998: Antonio Carvajal Young Poetry Prize for Métodos de la noche.
• 1999: Federico García Lorca Poetry Prize for Alfileres de luz.
• 1999: First Finalist for the Premio Herralde for his novel Bariloche.
• 2002: Hiperión Prize for his poetry collection El tobogán.
• 2003: First Finalist for the Premio Herralde for his novel Una vez Argentina.
• 2009: Alfaguara Prize for his novel El viajero del siglo (Traveller of the Century).
• 2009: National Critics Prize (Premio de la Crítica Española) for El viajero del siglo.
• 2013: Shortlisted for the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize for Traveller of the Century.
• 2013: Received a Special Commendation from the Jury of the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize.
• 2014: Shortlisted for the International Dublin Literary Award for Traveller of the Century.
• 2016: Won the CLMP Firecracker Award for The Things We Don't Do.
• 2024: Longlisted for the PEN Award for Poetry in Translation for Love Training.

List of Andrés Neuman's Works

Here are some of the books Andrés Neuman has written:

Novels

• Bariloche (1999)
• La vida en las ventanas (2002)
• Una vez Argentina (2003, new edition 2014)
• El viajero del siglo (Traveller of the Century) (2009)
• Hablar solos (Talking to Ourselves) (2012)
• Fractura (2018)
• Umbilical (2022)
• Pequeño hablante (2024)
• Hasta que empieza a brillar (2025) (a novel about the lexicographer María Moliner)

Poetry

• Métodos de la noche (1998)
• El jugador de billar (2000)
• El tobogán (2002)
• Mística abajo (2008)
• Década. Poesía 1997-2007 (2008)
• No sé por qué y Patio de locos (2013)
• Vivir de oído (2018)
• Isla con madre (2023)

Short stories

• El que espera (2000)
• El último minuto (2001)
• Alumbramiento (2006)
• Hacerse el muerto (2011)

Other Works

• Die Winterreise of Wilhelm Müller (2003) (a translation from German to Spanish)
• El equilibrista (2005)
• Cómo viajar sin ver. Latinoamérica en tránsito (How to Travel Without Seeing. Latin America in Transit) (2010)
• Caso de duda (2016)
• Anatomía sensible (2019)

See also

In Spanish: Andrés Neuman para niños