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Juan Sebastián Cárdenas

フアン・セバスティアン・カルデナス

Juan Sebastián Cárdenas

Aliases: Juan Cárdenas

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1978 （Popayán, Cauca Department）
Nationality
Colombia
Languages
Spanish
Religion
Unknown
Residence History
Popayán → Bogotá → Madrid

Career

Occupations
writer, translator
Active Years
2010-2023
Affiliations
Several publishing houses in Madrid
Influenced By
William Faulkner, Thomas Wolfe, Gordon Lish, Eça de Queirós, Machado de Assis
Nominations
National Book Award for Translated Literature Longlist (2023)

Education

Javeriana University
philosophy
Country: Colombia
Complutense University
Country: Spain
After moving in 1998

Awards

VI Premio Otras Voces, Otros Ámbitos
2013
Work: Los estratos
Result: 受賞
Premio de Narrativa José María Arguedas
2019
Work: El diablo de las provincias
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

National Book Award for Translated Literature 1 appearances
  1. Edition 6 (2023) Longlisted
    Work: The Devil of the Provinces

    A biologist returns to his hometown and confronts grief, failure, and the eerie transformations of a provincial place.

    Going home means being pulled back into the past.

    96 pages
    return homegriefprovincial lifescienceunease

Works

Major Works

The Devil of the Provinces

2017 Novel

A novel about the devil of the provinces.

provincesdevilsociety
Translations
  • trans. Lizzie Davis (English, 2023)

Ornamental

2015 Novel

Work themed around ornament.

ornamental
Translations
  • trans. Lizzie Davis (English, 2020)

Bibliography

  • Zumbido (2010)
  • Los estratos (2013)
  • Ornamento (2015)
  • Tú y yo, una novelita rusa (2015)
  • El diablo de las provincias (2017)
  • Elástico de sombra (2019)
  • Peregrino transparente (2023)

Translations by Author

  • Works by William Faulkner, etc.

Style & Themes

Literary Style
modernist

Legacy

Recognized as one of the best young writers in Latin America.