Olivenza
Olivenza () or Olivença () is a town in southwestern Spain, near the Portuguese border, on a historically disputed section of the Portugal–Spain border. Its territory is administered by Spain as a municipality belonging to the province of Bad ...
, is a Spanish writer. He held a wide range of jobs in his youth, from PE teacher to grape-picker to graphic designer. In 1992, he moved to
Madrid
Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of approximately 6.7 million. It is the second-largest city in the European Union (EU), and ...
where he began his writing career. In 2005, he moved to
Seville
Seville (; es, Sevilla, ) is the capital and largest city of the Spanish autonomous community of Andalusia and the province of Seville. It is situated on the lower reaches of the River Guadalquivir, in the southwest of the Iberian Peninsula ...
, where he still lives.
Carrasco's debut novel ''Intemperie'' appeared in 2013 to critical acclaim and has been translated into more than twenty languages, as well as made into a film, ''Out in the Open''. It won a number of prizes and was nominated for several more. His second novel ''La tierra que pisamos'' (2016) won the
EU Prize for Literature
The European Union Prize for Literature (EUPL), established in 2009, is a European Union literary award. Its aim is to recognise outstanding new literary talents from all over Europe, to promote the circulation and translation of literature among ...
. His third book ''Llévame a casa'' was published in February 2021.Jesús Carrasco aborda la responsabilidad de ser hijos en la novela “doméstica” ''Llévame a casa'' Published on 2 February 2021 by Europa Press
The relationship between humans and nature is a fundamental theme of all his novels. Carrasco has said he has been inspired by Raymond Carver, Richard Ford,
John Updike
John Hoyer Updike (March 18, 1932 – January 27, 2009) was an American novelist, poet, short-story writer, art critic, and literary critic. One of only four writers to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction more than once (the others being Booth ...