Benjamín Prado (born 13 July 1961) is a Spanish novelist, essayist and poet. He was born in

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. He has received several prizes for his work, including the ''Premio Hiperión'', the ''Premio Internacional Ciudad de Melilla'', the ''Premio Internacional Generación del 27'' and the ''Premio Andalucía de Novela''. His work has been translated into numerous languages, including English.Profile
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Works

* 1986 - ''Un caso sencillo'' - Poetry * 1991 - ''El corazón azul del alumbrado'' - Poetry * 1992 - ''Asuntos personales'' - Poetry * 1995 - ''Cobijo contra la tormenta'' - Poetry * 1995 - ''Raro'' - Novel * 1996 - ''Nunca le des la mano a un pistolero zurdo'' - Novel * 1996 - ''Dónde crees que vas y quién te crees que eres'' - Novel * 1998 - ''Todos nosotros'' - Poetry * 1998 - ''Alguien se acerca'' - Novel * 1999 - ''No sólo el fuego'' - Novel * 2000 - ''La nieve está vacía'' - Novel * 2000 - ''Siete maneras de decir manzana'' - Essays * 2001 - ''Los nombres de Antígona'' - Essays * 2002 - ''Ecuador (poesía 1986-2001)'' - Poetry (compilation) * 2002 - ''Iceberg'' - Poetry * 2002 - ''A la sombra del ángel (13 años con Alberti)'' - Memoirs * 2003 - ''Jamás saldré vivo de este mundo'' - Stories * 2004 - ''Carmen Laforet'' - Biography, with Teresa Rosenvinge * 2006 - ''Marea humana'' - Poetry * 2006 - ''Mala gente que camina'' - Novel * 2009 - ''Romper una canción'' - Biographical essay * 2011 - ''Operación Gladio'' - Novel * 2012 - ''Pura lógica'' - Aphorisms * 2013 - ''Ajuste de cuentas'' - Novel * 2013 - ''Qué escondes en la mano'' - Stories * 2014 - ''Doble fondo'' - Aphorisms * 2014 - ''Ya no es tarde'' - Poetry * 2015 - ''Más que palabras'' - Aphorisms

Anthologies

* ''Mi antología'' Biblioteca de poesía española. Universidad de las Américas. Puebla, México, 2007. * ''Aquí y entonces'' Embajada de España en Cuba. La Habana, Cuba, 2008. * ''No me cuentes tu vida'' Editorial Mesa Redonda. Lima, Perú, 2011.29 * ''Si dejas de quererme lo sabrá este poema'' Ediciones La Fragua. San Salvador. El Salvador, 2012.30 * ''Yo sólo puedo estar contigo o contra mí'' Círculo de Poesía. México, 2012.31

Translations into English

* ''Not Only Fire (No sólo el fuego)'' translated by Sam Richard, Faber & Faber, 2002 * ''Snow is Silent (La nieve está vacía)'' translated by Sam Richard, Faber & Faber, 2005

References

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