Óscar Esquivias (born 28 June 1972 in

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, Spain) is a Spanish short-story writer, poet and novelist.

Biography

He studied at the

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. He was director of the literature magazine ''Calamar, revista de creación'' (1999-2002). His first novel, ''El suelo bendito'' ( Award Ateneo Joven of Seville) was published in 2000. The trilogy of novels composed of ''Inquietud en el Paraíso'' (2005), ''La ciudad del Gran Rey'' (2006) and ''Viene la noche'' (2007) shows his personal vision of Dante's ''

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''. He published a collection of short stories, ''Pampanitos verdes'', many of which contained homosexual characters and themes. He is currently a member of the Academy of Fine Arts and History 'Institución Fernán González'. In December 2022, together with the photographer Asís G. Ayerbe, he founded the magazine ''Mirlo'', dedicated to photography and literature.

Works

Novels

*''Étienne el Traidor'' (2008) *''Viene la noche'' (2007) *''Mi hermano Étienne'' (2007) *''La ciudad del Gran Rey'' (2006) *''Inquietud en el Paraíso'' (2005) *''Huye de mí, rubio'' (2002) *''Jerjes conquista el mar'' (2009) irst edition: Madrid, Visor, 2001*''El suelo bendito'' (2000)

Novelettes

*''El arpa eólica'' (in ''Steampunk : antología retrofuturista'', 2011)

Collected short stories

*''Pampanitos verdes'' (2010) *''La marca de Creta'' (2008) * ''Andarás perdido por el mundo'' (2016). * ''El chico de las flores (algunos cuentos favoritos)''. Valladolid: Junta de Castilla y León-Fundación Jorge Guillén, 2019 ersonal anthology of short stories *''Alguien se despierta a medianoche (el libro de los profetas)''. Pictures: Miguel Navia. Madrid: Reino de Cordelia, 2022.

Prizes and Rewards

*2011: Award “La tormenta en un vaso” to the best book written in Spanish in 2010. *2008: Award “Setenil” of short stories. *2006: Award of the Critic of Castile and León. *2003: Mention in the “White Ravens” catalogue of the Internationale Jugend Bibliothek of

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. *2000: Award “Arte Joven de novela” of the

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. *2000: Award “Ateneo Joven” of Seville for Novel. *1990, 1995 y 1997 - Award Letras Jóvenes of Castile and León.

References

External links

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Official Page
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', ''Plough'', December 22, 2022 hort Christmas story by Esquivias translated into English by Coretta Thompson {{DEFAULTSORT:Esquivias, Oscar 1972 births Living people People from Burgos 21st-century Spanish novelists Spanish male novelists 21st-century Spanish poets Spanish gay writers Spanish alternate history writers Spanish LGBTQ poets Spanish LGBTQ novelists Spanish male poets Spanish male short story writers Spanish short story writers