David Aliaga is a Spanish writer and editor. In 2021, he was named by ''
Granta'' magazine as one of the best young writers in the Spanish language.
He studied journalism at the
Autonomous University of Barcelona and obtained a Master's in Humanities from the
Universitat Oberta de Catalunya
The Open University of Catalonia ( ca, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, UOC; ) is a private open university based in Barcelona, Spain.
The UOC offers graduate and postgraduate programs in Catalan, Spanish and English in fields such as Psycholog ...
. He specializes in the representation of identity, both in contemporary literature and in comics. He regularly writes for the magazines ''
Quimera
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Chimera, Chimaer ...
'' and ''
Cuadernos Hispanoamericanos'', for the portal ''Sala de Peligro'', and for
Marvel Comics
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in Spain. His articles have also been published in international media such as ''
Avispero'' (Mexico) and ''Jewish Renaissance'' (England). In 2018, he co-directed the third edition of
Séfer, the Barcelona Jewish Book Festival, with
Víctor Sorenssen.
He is also the author of four works of fiction. Notables among these are ''Y no me llamaré más Jacob'' (2016) and ''El año nuevo de los árboles'' (2018). His stories have been translated into English, Italian and Icelandic. In 2021, he was included in "10 de 30", a program to promote Spanish authors abroad. The same year, the Barcelona City Council awarded him the
Montserrat Roig writing scholarship.
[https://escueladeescritores.com/ede/profesores/david-aliaga/]
References
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category:Spanish writers
Year of birth missing (living people)
Autonomous University of Barcelona alumni