Carlos Labbé Explained

Carlos Labbé
Language:Spanish
Birth Name:Carlos Labbé Jorquera
Birth Date:1977 1, df=yes
Birth Place:Santiago, Chile
Occupation:Writer, musician, editor

Carlos Labbé (pronounced as /es/) is a Chilean fiction writer who lives in Brooklyn, New York, USA.

Biography

He graduated in Latin American and Spanish Literature; his dissertation was about Juan Carlos Onetti. Later he obtained a master's degree in Latin American and Spanish Literature with a dissertation on Roberto Bolaño. He has published a hypertext novel, Pentagonal: incluidos tú y yo (2001) and the novels Libro de plumas (2004), Navidad y Matanza (2007), Locuela (2009), Piezas secretas contra el mundo (2014), La parvá (2015), Coreografías espirituales (2018) y Viaje a Partagua (2021). His other works include two short story collections, Caracteres blancos (2010) and Cortas las pesadillas con alebrijes (2016), the literary essay book Por una pluralidad literaria chilena: el grupo Juan Emar (2019), the pop music records Doce canciones para Eleodora (2007), Monicacofonía (2008), Mi nuevo órgano (2011) and Ofri Afro (2018), and the ambient music collection Repeticiones para romper el cerco (2013). He co-wrote the screenplays for the films Malta con huevo (2007) and El nombre (2015). In the past he was a member of the bands Ex Fiesta and Tornasólidos.

Since 2010 Labbé has split residence between New York and Chile.

Works

Novels

Short Stories

Book-Length Essays

Music Records

Awards, Grants, and Recognition

References

Novels in English by Carlos Labbé, translated by Will Vanderhyden and published by Open Letter Books

External links