Carlos Yushimito
PERÚ, 1977
He obtained a PhD in Hispanic Studies at Brown University and he currently lives in Viña del Mar (Chile), where he works as a professor.
Has has published several story collections such as El mago and Las islas. Included in anthologies across 9 countries, several of his stories have been translated into English, Portuguese, Italian and French and have been published in international magazines such as Granta, The Asian American Literary Review (AALR), Revista de la Universidad de México and Review: Literature and Arts of the America.
"Yushimito is a rising star in contemporary Spanish fiction."
Carles Geli, EL PAÍS
"Since the publication of Las islas (The Islands), no-one has doubted
that Carlos Yushimito was going to become a leading author in the talented
new generation of Peruvian writers under forty. Now, he has the added
bonus of being a surprise pick by Granta as one of the best
Spanish-language authors under 35."
MOLESKINE LITERARIO
"The new generation is represented by Carlos Yushimito, the author of
a fascinating and unique set of stories set in an imagined, timeless
Brazil constructed from hearsay and literature."
DIARIO EL COMERCIO
"A unique breath of fresh air in an everyday setting.
Genuine, necessary writing."
LA VANGUARDIA
"One of the best young authors writing in Spanish."
GRANTA
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By Carlos Yushimito
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The inevitable weight of pigeons
FICTION, 2023
The ten stories included in this book circle in formation around certain obsessions related to reality; our perception of it and the capacity of language to represent it. The act of storytelling...
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SHORT STORIES, 2013.
What happens when monstrous things hide behind an innocuous mask; when the triumph of some becomes the failure of others; when one day we don’t recognize ourselves in the mirror? What would...
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NON FICTION, 2013
In this essay, Yushimito presents "a re-reading of the social crisis in the short fiction of Alonso Cueto, Guillermo Niño de Guzmán and Jorge Valenzuela". The story of the...
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Lessons for a Child Who Arrives Late
SHORT STORIES, 2011
A universe of mathematical precision from which goodness has disappeared and violence relieves the unpredictable continuity of existence. In a world where dreams and reality merge and split...
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SHORT STORIES, 2006
Las islas (The Islands) is a collection of eight stories set in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The stories are full of characters who live in the favelas scattered around the city's...
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