birth_date: 1976-02-11 00:00:00
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name: Daniel Mella
about: Daniel Mella (Montevideo, Uruguay, 1976) is one of the key figures in contemporary Latin American literature. He published his first novel Pogo (Mosh, 1997) at the age of 21, followed by Derretimiento (Melt, 1998). Both books were lauded by critics and quickly gained Mella the reputation of a cult writer, with his unique take on violence and moral decline. He cemented his place on the literary scene with his third novel, Noviembre (November, 2000). After a decade without writing, Mella returned with Lava (2013), a collection of short stories for which he was awarded the Bartolomé Hidalgo Prize, the most prestigious literary prize in Uruguay. Older Brother appeared in 2017, garnering jubilant press internationally and winning Mella the Barto Daniel Mella (Montevideo, Uruguay, 1976) is one of the key figures in contemporary Latin American literature. He published his first novel Pogo (Mosh, 1997) at the age of 21, followed by Derretimiento (Melt, 1998). Both books were lauded by critics and quickly gained Mella the reputation of a cult writer, with his unique take on violence and moral decline. He cemented his place on the literary scene with his third novel, Noviembre (November, 2000). After a decade without writing, Mella returned with Lava (2013), a collection of short stories for which he was awarded the Bartolomé Hidalgo Prize, the most prestigious literary prize in Uruguay. Older Brother appeared in 2017, garnering jubilant press internationally and winning Mella the Bartolomé Hidalgo Prize for the second time. Considered by some critics to be the ‘Dostoyevsky of the River Plate’, this is Mella’s first book in English. from https://charcopress.com/authorsNació en Montevideo en 1976. Publicó Pogo, su primera novela en 1997, a los 21 años, a la que siguieron en 1998 Derretimiento (que llegó a ser publicada en España por Lengua de Trapo) y en el año 2000 Noviembre.En 2013, vio la luz el libro de cuentos Lava, ganador del premio Bartolomé Hidalgo de narrativa, con lo que se convirtió en el autor más joven en recibir dicho galardón.​ En 2016 publicó la novela El hermano mayor, obra autoficcional basada en la muerte de su hermano, que fue muy bien recibida por la crítica de su país.Ha estado a cargo de talleres literarios.6​ Es colaborador habitual del suplemento Cultural del Diario El País y la Revista Lento, editada por el periódico La Diaria. de Wikipedia: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_... ...more