Xandru Fernández (born 1970 in
Turón,
Asturias
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,
Spain
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) is an
writer. He is one of the most prolific authors of the second generation of the
Surdimientu. His work currently includes seven
novels, four books of
poetry
Poetry (from the Greek language, Greek word ''poiesis'', "making") is a form of literature, literary art that uses aesthetics, aesthetic and often rhythmic qualities of language to evoke meaning (linguistics), meanings in addition to, or in ...
and two
novelas, in addition to translations of works by
Franz Kafka
Franz Kafka (3 July 1883 – 3 June 1924) was a novelist and writer from Prague who was Jewish, Austrian, and Czech and wrote in German. He is widely regarded as a major figure of 20th-century literature. His work fuses elements of Litera ...
,
Thomas Mann
Paul Thomas Mann ( , ; ; 6 June 1875 – 12 August 1955) was a German novelist, short story writer, social critic, philanthropist, essayist, and the 1929 Nobel Prize in Literature laureate. His highly symbolic and ironic epic novels and novell ...
and
Friedrich Nietzsche
Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (15 October 1844 – 25 August 1900) was a German philosopher. He began his career as a classical philology, classical philologist, turning to philosophy early in his academic career. In 1869, aged 24, Nietzsche bec ...
.
Fernández is also known as a musical lyricist, associated with the Asturian rock group
Dixebra.
Life
He earned a
Bachelor of Philosophy from the
University of Oviedo
The University of Oviedo (, Asturian: ''Universidá d'Uviéu'') is a public university in Asturias (Spain). It is the only university in the region. It has three campus and research centres, located in Oviedo, Gijón and Mieres.
History
Th ...
. at present he teaches
philosophy
Philosophy ('love of wisdom' in Ancient Greek) is a systematic study of general and fundamental questions concerning topics like existence, reason, knowledge, Value (ethics and social sciences), value, mind, and language. It is a rational an ...
at the public institute of
Luanco.
He has won, among other awards, the
Xosefa de Xovellanos prize for narratives in 1994 and 1999. He has promoted various cultural initiatives and he was a member of the editorial staff of the essay magazine ''
Tiempu de Nós.''
Works
Novels
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El silenciu en fuga'' (1990)
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Tráficu de cuerpos'' (1990)
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El club de los inocentes'' (1994)
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El suañu de los páxaros de sable'' (1999)
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Los homes de bronce'' (2001)
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Les ruines'' (2005)
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El nuesu mar de los sargazos'' (2005)
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La banda sonora del paraísu'' (2006)
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El príncipe derviche'' (2012)
Books of poetry
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Primer bestiariu'' (1990)
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Breviariu de la diáspora'' (1993)
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Lletra muerto'' (1998)
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Servidume'' (2000)
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El doble blancu'' (2008)
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Les vides incompletes'' (2009)
Short stories
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Del llaberintu al trenta'' (1995)
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Les cuentes del alma'' (2000)
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Entierros de xente famoso'' (2008)
References
Xandru Fernándeza
Araz Asturian Writers Database(accessed 21/9/06) (in Asturian language)
* at (accessed 21/9/06) (in Asturian language)
Living people
Spanish male writers
Asturian language
People from Asturias
1970 births
University of Oviedo alumni
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