Spanish fiction

After 1975, with Franco gone, Spanish fiction burst open. The works of Lucía Etxebarria, Almudena Grandes, Juan Goytisolo, Rosa Monterore, Antonio Muñoz Molina, Juan Marsé, Manuel Vilas are essential reading. As are the novels of Uruguayan-born Juan Carlos Onetti who became a Spanish citizen after being exiled from his homeland.

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Killing the Nerve Anna Pazos Review

January 9, 2026 Guest Contributor Comments Off on Killing the Nerve Anna Pazos Review
Killing the Nerve by Anna Pazos, superbly translated by Charlotte Coombe and Laura McGloughlin, is an autobiographical account of the early stages of a journalistic career (a genre the blurb calls ‘auto-journalism’) which focuses less […]
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Far Rosa Ribas Review

January 4, 2026 Georgia de Chamberet Comments Off on Far Rosa Ribas Review
“The novel Far by Rosa Ribas – called Lejos in Spanish – translated by Charlotte Coombe, is a dark, satirical and very Spanish love story with echoes of Claudia Piñeiro and JG Ballard,” Sam Jones, […]
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Six Spanish Women Writers Review

January 10, 2023 Ben F Comments Off on Six Spanish Women Writers Review
Take Six: Six Spanish Women Writers edited by Simon Deefholts & Kathryn Phillips-Miles reviewed by Sharif Gemie for BookBlast. Take Six: Six Spanish Women Writers edited by Simon Deefholts & Kathryn Phillips-Miles is a welcome […]