Carlos Labbé () is a
Chilean fiction writer who lives in
Brooklyn
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, New York, USA.
Biography
He graduated in Latin American and Spanish Literature; his dissertation was about
Juan Carlos Onetti
Juan Carlos Onetti Borges (July 1, 1909 – May 30, 1994) was a Uruguayan novelist and author of short stories.
Early life
Onetti was born in Montevideo, Uruguay. He was the son of Carlos Onetti, a customs official, and Honoria Borges, who b ...
. Later he obtained a master's degree in Latin American and Spanish Literature with a dissertation on
Roberto Bolaño
Roberto Bolaño Ávalos (; 28 April 1953 – 15 July 2003) was a Chilean novelist, short-story writer, poet and essayist. In 1999, Bolaño won the Rómulo Gallegos Prize for his novel ''Los detectives salvajes'' (''The Savage Detectives' ...
. He has published a
hypertext
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novel, ''Pentagonal: incluidos tú y yo'' (2001) and the novels ''Libro de plumas'' (2004), ''Navidad y Matanza'' (2007), ''Locuela'' (2009), ''Piezas secretas contra el mundo'' (2014), ''La parvá'' (2015), ''Coreografías espirituales'' (2018) y ''Viaje a Partagua'' (2021). His other works include two short story collections, ''Caracteres blancos'' (2010) and ''Cortas las pesadillas con alebrijes'' (2016), the literary essay book ''Por una pluralidad literaria chilena: el grupo Juan Emar'' (2019), the pop music records ''Doce canciones para Eleodora'' (2007), ''Monicacofonía'' (2008), ''Mi nuevo órgano'' (2011) and ''Ofri Afro'' (2018), and the ambient music collection ''Repeticiones para romper el cerco'' (2013). He co-wrote the screenplays for the films ''Malta con huevo'' (2007) and ''El nombre'' (2015). In the past he was a member of the bands Ex Fiesta and Tornasólidos.
Since 2010 Labbé has split residence between New York and Chile.
Works
Novels
*''Pentagonal, incluidos tú y yo'' (hypertext novel, 2001)
*''Libro de plumas'' (2004)
*''Navidad y Matanza'' (2007, German translation in 2010 by Peter Tremp, English translation in 2014 by Will Vanderhyden)
*''Locuela'' (2009, English translation in 2015 by Will Vanderhyden, Turkish translation in 2017 by Saliha Nilüfer)
*''Piezas secretas contra el mundo'' (2014)
*''La parvá'' (2015)
*''Coreografías espirituales'' (2017) English translation in 2019 by Will Vanderhyden)
*''Viaje a Partagua'' (2021)
Short Stories
*''Caracteres blancos'' (2010)
*''Short the Seven Nightmares with Alebrijes'' (2015, English translation by Ruy Burgos-Lovece)
*''Cortas las pesadillas con alebrijes'' (2016)
Book-Length Essays
*''Por una pluralidad literaria chilena. El colectivo Juan Emar (1923-hoy)'' (2019)
Music Records
*''Doce canciones para Eleodora'' (2007)
*''Monicacofonía'' (2008)
*''Mi nuevo órgano'' (2011)
*''Repeticiones para romper el cerco'' (2013)
*''Ofri Afro'' (2018)
Awards, Grants, and Recognition
*Writers Fund, Chilean National Council for the Books and Reading, 2003.
*Pedro Sienna Award of the Chilean National Council for the Arts and Culture, Best Feature Film Screenwriting for ''Malta con huevo'' (''Scrambled Beer'', in the English edition), co-written with Cristóbal Valderrama, 2008.
*
Granta magazine's Best Young Spanish Language Novelists, 2010.
*Bronx Council of the Arts, BRIO Literature Awards, Contest Panelist, 2017.
*The Neustadt International Prize for Literature 2022, Juror.
References
''Pedro Sienna 2008 Award to Best Chilean''''Granta Magazine 113: The Best of Young Spanish-Language Novelists''
* ttp://www.ucm.es/info/especulo/hipertul/pentagonal/ ''Pentagonal, incluidos tú y yo'', hypertext novel
''Malta con huevo / Scrambled Beer''. Feature film, screenplay co-written by Carlos Labbé
External links
Carlos Labbé's Fiction Writing in Granta 113 Magazine, in English
English writer Toby Litt on Carlos Labbé's work
Editorial Periférica, Carlos Labbé's publisher in Spain
Sangría Editora, Carlos Labbé's publisher in Chile
Lateinamerika Verlag, publisher of Carlos Labbé's ''Navidad und Matanza'' in German Language
The complete Carlos Labbé's solo music albums, in English
Some songs from Tornasólidos rock band, in Spanish
Some songs from Ex Fiesta pop band, in Spanish
Some songs from Carlos Labbé's solo music albums, in Spanish
Sobrelibros.cl, online literary magazine in Spanish, publishes Carlos Labbé's reviews on Latin American books
Open Letter Books, publisher of Carlos Labbé's ''Navidad & Matanza'' in English
Open Letter Books, publisher of Carlos Labbé's ''Loquela'' in English
''Malta con huevo'' feature film, co-written screenplay by Carlos Labbé
''El nombre'' feature film, co-written screenplay by Carlos Labbé
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1977 births
21st-century Chilean male writers
21st-century Chilean novelists
Chilean male novelists
Chilean literary critics
People from Santiago
Living people
Chilean expatriates in the United States