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Rafael Chirbes


Born
in Valencia, Spain
June 27, 1949

Died
August 15, 2015

Genre
Fiction

Influences
Max Aub, Marcel Proust, Benito Pérez Galdós, Balzac, Carmen Martín Gai ...more


Rafael Chirbes (Tabernes de Valldigna, Valencia, 27 de junio de 1949 - 15 de agosto de 2015) fue un escritor y crítico literario español, ganador del Premio Nacional de la Crítica en 2007 y en 2014.

Desde los ocho años estudió en colegios de huérfanos de ferroviarios. A los 16 se fue a Madrid, donde estudió Historia Moderna y Contemporánea. Vivió en Marruecos (donde fue profesor de español), París, Barcelona, La Coruña, Extremadura, y en el año 2000 regresó a Valencia. Se dedicó a la crítica literaria durante algún tiempo y posteriormente a otras actividades periodísticas, como las reseñas gastronómicas (en la revista Sobremesa) y los relatos de viajes.

Su primera novela, Mimoun (1988), quedó finalista del Premio Herralde y su obra La larga ...more

Combine Editions

Average rating: 3.94 · 11,629 ratings · 1,752 reviews · 30 distinct works • Similar authors
La buena letra
4.21 avg rating — 3,247 ratings — published 1992 — 30 editions
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Crematorio
3.83 avg rating — 1,807 ratings — published 2007 — 10 editions
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En la orilla
3.77 avg rating — 1,646 ratings — published 2013 — 8 editions
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Paris-Austerlitz
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3.68 avg rating — 1,365 ratings — published 2016 — 17 editions
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Los disparos del cazador
3.80 avg rating — 502 ratings — published 1993
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Diarios: A ratos perdidos 1...
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4.16 avg rating — 437 ratings — published 2021 — 4 editions
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Mimoun
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3.57 avg rating — 475 ratings — published 1988 — 13 editions
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La caída de Madrid
3.77 avg rating — 436 ratings — published 2000 — 15 editions
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La larga marcha
4.10 avg rating — 368 ratings — published 1996 — 13 editions
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El año que nevó en Valencia...
4.05 avg rating — 345 ratings — published 2003 — 6 editions
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Series by Rafael Chirbes

La larga marcha La caída de Madrid Los viejos amigos
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Diarios: A ratos perdidos 1... Diarios: A ratos perdidos 3... Diarios: A ratos perdidos 5...
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“Y bebo el agua salada del pozo que guarda mi sudor.”
― Rafael Chirbes, En la orilla
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“Y lo que empezó a distinguir a una editorial de otra no fue su posición ante el papel de la cultura, sino su mejor o peor "gusto literario",, su más o menos acertado criterio en la selección de los catálogos.”
― Rafael Chirbes, El novelista perplejo
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“Matías bromeaba con él, y le decía: Si odias tanto la literatura, ¿para qué escribes?, y él le respondía con aquello que Charlot le decía a Claire Bloom — creí que odiaba usted el teatro— en Candilejas: También odio la sangre, pero me corre por las venas. No busques más explicación. Eso que tanto odiamos en lo que hay dentro. Esos elementos son nuestra vida [...]”
― Rafael Chirbes, Crematorio
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