Artículos de Larra

by Espido Freire

136 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 2008

About the author

María Laura Espido Freire (her pen name is just her surnames Espido Freire) is a writer born in Bilbao, Spain on July 16, 1974.

Espido Freire dedicated her early years to the study and performance of classical music. She received a degree in English philology from the University of Deusto, where she also studied for a master's degree in editing.
She made her literary debut with the novel Irlanda in 1998. It has been translated into several languages. The French version of the novel, translated by Eva Calveyra, won the Millepage Prize in France. As of 2007, an English translation of Irlanda is underway. The first chapter appeared in The Violet Issue of [Fairy Tale Review], edited by Kate Bernheimer. Another excerpt from the novel was published in the Summer 2007 issue of The Modern Review.
In 1999, she was awarded the Premio Planeta for her novel Melocotones helados. She is the youngest writer to have won this well-funded literary award.
Her novels have been translated into several languages, including French, German, Turkish, Dutch, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Chinese and Japanese.
She has an interest in teaching creative writing and has taught at several universities.
In 2007, she won the Premio Ateneo de Sevilla for her novel Soria Moria.

Reviews

[Manuel López · Rating 3 out of 5]

Siete autores recrean o reescriben varios artículos de Larra. Espido Freire reescribió el Vuelva Usted Mañana o Iwasaki que recreó el artículo Yo Quiero Ser Cómico (o sea, famoso). Es una especie de obra antológica, pero los textos como se indica son de autores clásicos. En este caso los artículos del escritor romántico Mariano José de Larra. Destacaría también a Pérz Azaústre, a quien no conocía aún.

[Rubén Torres · Rating 5 out of 5]

Relatos sabrosos cual tortas de milanesa.