Andrés Barba

Andrés Barba (born 1975 in Madrid) is a Spanish writer. He first gained renown with his novel La hermana de Katia (2001) which was nominated for the Premio Herralde and turned into a movie by Mijke de Jong. His novel Las manos pequeñas appeared in English as Such Small Hands (Transit Books, 2017), translated by Lisa Dillman, where it was heralded by such authors as Edmund White.[1] Other major works include Versiones de Teresa (2006) which won the Premio Torrente Ballester and Muerte de un caballo (2010), winner of the Premio Juan March. In 2017 he won the Premio Herralde for República luminosa.

Andrés Barba
Born1975 (age 45–46)
Madrid
OccupationWriter
LanguageSpanish
NationalitySpain
Notable worksLa hermana de Katia
Notable awardsNominated for the Premio Herralde

Barba was included by Granta magazine in their Best of Young Spanish-Language Novelists list, published in 2010. His work has been translated into several European languages.[2] Barba himself translated numerous English and American classics into Spanish. He taught at Bowdoin College and Universidad Complutense de Madrid.

Bibliography
  • El hueso que más duele [The bone that hurts most], 1998
  • La hermana de Katia [Katia's sister], 2001
  • Ahora tocad música de baile [Now play a dance tune], 2004
  • Versiones de Teresa [Teresa's versions], 2006
  • Libro de las caídas [Book of falls], 2006
  • Muerte de un caballo [A horse's death], 2011
  • Lista de desaparecidos [Missing people's list], 2013
  • En presencia de un payaso [In the company of a clown], 2014
  • República luminosa [A luminous republic], 2017

Translated into English
  • Rain Over Madrid, translated by Lisa Dillman, Madrid: Hispabooks, 2014 [original title: Ha dejado de llover (2012)]
  • August, October, translated by Lisa Dillman, Madrid: Hispabooks, 2015 [original title: Agosto, Octubre (2010)]
  • Such Small Hands, translated by Lisa Dillman, Oakland: Transit Books, 2017 [original title: Las manos pequeñas (2008)] ISBN 9781945492006[3]
  • The Right Intention, translated by Lisa Dillman, Oakland: Transit Books, 2018 [original title: La recta intención (2002)] ISBN 9781945492068[4]

References
  1. "Such Small Hands".
  2. Bio
  3. Barba, Andrés (2017). Such small hands. Translated by Dillman, Lisa. Oakland, California. ISBN 9781945492006. OCLC 981250523.
  4. Barba, Andrés (2018). The Right Intention. Translated by Dillman, Lisa. Transit Books. ISBN 9781945492068. OCLC 974698313.



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