Jordi Soler (writer)
Jordi Soler (* 1963 in La Portuguesa , Veracruz ) is a Mexican writer .
Live and act
The son of Catalan parents works as a journalist and radio editor alongside his literary work. From 2000 to 2003 he lived as Mexico's cultural attaché in Dublin , Ireland . Today he lives in Barcelona , the city that his family left for political reasons at the end of the Spanish Civil War .
Jordi Soler has so far remained largely unknown in German-speaking countries. The German translation of his latest novel La fiesta del oso ( The Bear Festival ) was published by Albrecht Knaus Verlag in September 2011 .
Works
Volumes of poetry
- El corazón es un perro que se tira por la ventana (1993)
- Ola perdida (2000)
- La novia del soldado japonés (2001)
Novels
- Bocafloja (1994)
- La corsaria (1996)
- Nueve Aquitania (1999)
- La mujer que tenía los pies feos (2001).
- Los rojos de ultramar (2005)
- La última hora del último día (2007)
- La fiesta del oso (2009)
- German translation: The Bear Festival. Knaus Verlag, Munich 2011, ISBN 978-3-8135-0387-6 .
- Diles que son cadáveres (2011)
stories
- La cantante descalza y otros casos oscuros del rock (1997)
Web links
- Official website of Jordi Soler (Spanish)
- Short biography and reviews of works by Jordi Soler at perlentaucher.de
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Soler, Jordi |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Mexican writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1963 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | La Portuguesa , Veracruz |