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==Life==
==Life==
Villalobos was born in [[Guadalajara, Mexico]], in 1973. He lived in [[Barcelona, Spain]] for eight years, before moving to Brazil.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bodies not corpses|author=Juan Pablo Villalobos|date=May 24, 2012|url=http://www.englishpen.org/bodies-not-corpses/|publisher=English Pen}}</ref>
Villalobos was born in [[Guadalajara, Mexico]], in 1973. He lived in [[Barcelona, Spain]] for eight years, before moving to Brazil.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bodies not corpses|author=Juan Pablo Villalobos|date=May 24, 2012|url=http://www.englishpen.org/bodies-not-corpses/|publisher=English Pen}}</ref>


He studied [[marketing]] and [[Spanish literature]]. He has worked in market research and published travel stories, as well as [[Literary criticism|literary]] and [[film criticism]]. Villalobos has researched the influence of the [[avant-garde]] on the work of [[César Aira]], and the flexibility of pipelines for electrical installations.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.anagrama-ed.es/autor/1263|title=Juan Pablo Villalobos (author page)|language=Spanish|publisher=Anagrama|accessdate=November 7, 2012}}</ref>
He studied [[marketing]] and [[Spanish literature]]. He has worked in market research and published travel stories, as well as [[Literary criticism|literary]] and [[film criticism]]. Villalobos has researched the influence of the [[avant-garde]] on the work of [[César Aira]], and the flexibility of pipelines for electrical installations.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.anagrama-ed.es/autor/1263|title=Juan Pablo Villalobos (author page)|language=Spanish|publisher=Anagrama|accessdate=November 7, 2012}}</ref>
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==Work==
==Work==


Villalobos's first book, ''Fiesta en la madriguera'',<ref name=fiesta>{{cite book|title=Fiesta en la madriguera|isbn=978-84-339-7212-5|publisher=Anagrama|year=2010}}</ref> has been translated into Portuguese, French, Italian, German, Romanian, Dutch and English.<ref name=andother>{{cite web|url=http://www.andotherstories.org/book/down-the-rabbit-hole/|title=Down the Rabbit Hole by Juan Pablo Villalobos|publisher=And Other Stories|accessdate=November 7, 2012}}</ref> Its English translation, ''Down the Rabbit Hole''<ref>{{cite book|title=Down the Rabbit Hole|year=2011|publisher=And Other Stories|location=London|isbn=978-1-908276-00-1}}</ref> by Rosalind Harvey, was published in September 2011 by the London publishing house [[And Other Stories]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Down the Rabbit Hole, By Juan Pablo Villalobos, trans. Rosalind Harvey|author=Lucy Popescu|publisher=The Independent|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/reviews/down-the-rabbit-hole-by-juan-pablo-villalobos-trans-rosalind-harvey-2355274.html|date=September 16, 2012|accessdate=November 7, 2012}}</ref> ''Down the Rabbit Hole'' was shortlisted for the 2011 [[Guardian First Book Award]].<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Guardian|date=November 11, 2011|title=Cancer biography competes with four novels on Guardian First Book award shortlist|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2011/nov/11/guardian-first-book-award-shortlist|author=Alison Flood|accessdate=November 7, 2012}}</ref>
Villalobos's first book, ''Fiesta en la madriguera'',<ref name=fiesta>{{cite book|title=Fiesta en la madriguera|isbn=978-84-339-7212-5|publisher=Anagrama|year=2010}}</ref> has been translated into Portuguese, French, Italian, German, Romanian, Dutch and English.<ref name=andother>{{cite web|url=http://www.andotherstories.org/book/down-the-rabbit-hole/|title=Down the Rabbit Hole by Juan Pablo Villalobos|publisher=And Other Stories|accessdate=November 7, 2012}}</ref> Its English translation, ''Down the Rabbit Hole''<ref>{{cite book|title=Down the Rabbit Hole|year=2011|publisher=And Other Stories|location=London|isbn=978-1-908276-00-1}}</ref> by Rosalind Harvey, was published in September 2011 by the London publishing house [[And Other Stories]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Down the Rabbit Hole, By Juan Pablo Villalobos, trans. Rosalind Harvey|author=Lucy Popescu|publisher=The Independent|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/reviews/down-the-rabbit-hole-by-juan-pablo-villalobos-trans-rosalind-harvey-2355274.html|date=September 16, 2012|accessdate=November 7, 2012}}</ref> ''Down the Rabbit Hole'' was shortlisted for the 2011 [[Guardian First Book Award]].<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Guardian|date=November 11, 2011|title=Cancer biography competes with four novels on Guardian First Book award shortlist|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2011/nov/11/guardian-first-book-award-shortlist|author=Alison Flood|accessdate=November 7, 2012}}</ref>

His second novel, [http://www.andotherstories.org/author/juan-pablo-villalobos/ ''Quesadillas''], is also translated by Rosalind Harvey and is set to be published by [[And Other Stories]] in 2013.


His latest novel is ''Te Vendo Un Perro'', which is set to be published in English as ''I’ll Sell You a Dog'' by And Other Stories in 2016.<ref>[http://soundsandcolours.com/articles/mexico/there-are-no-normal-places-an-interview-with-mexican-writer-juan-pablo-villalobos-29488/ There Are No Normal Places: An Interview with Juan Pablo Villalobos]</ref>
His latest novel is ''Te Vendo Un Perro'', which is set to be published in English as ''I’ll Sell You a Dog'' by And Other Stories in 2016.<ref>[http://soundsandcolours.com/articles/mexico/there-are-no-normal-places-an-interview-with-mexican-writer-juan-pablo-villalobos-29488/ There Are No Normal Places: An Interview with Juan Pablo Villalobos]</ref>
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'''Novels'''
'''Novels'''
* [http://www.andotherstories.org/book/down-the-rabbit-hole/ ''Down the Rabbit Hole''] trans. Rosalind Harvey. London: [[And Other Stories]], 2011. ISBN 9781908276001
* [http://www.andotherstories.org/book/down-the-rabbit-hole/ ''Down the Rabbit Hole''] trans. Rosalind Harvey. London: [[And Other Stories]], 2011. ISBN 9781908276001
* [http://www.andotherstories.org/author/juan-pablo-villalobos/ ''Quesadillas''] trans. Rosalind Harvey. London:[[And Other Stories]], 2013. ISBN 9781908276223.
* [http://www.andotherstories.org/author/juan-pablo-villalobos/ ''Quesadillas''] trans. Rosalind Harvey. London:[[And Other Stories]], 2013. ISBN 9781908276223

* ''Si viviéramos en un lugar normal'', 2012
* ''Te vendo un perro'', 2015
* ''No voy a pedirle a nadie que me crea'', 2016, [[premio Herralde]].


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 06:50, 16 January 2017

Juan Pablo Villalobos at the 2012 Texas Book Festival.

Juan Pablo Villalobos is a Mexican writer and entrepreneur. He is the author of Down the Rabbit Hole (And Other Stories, 2011), which was shortlisted for the Guardian First Book Award 2011, and Quesadillas (And Other Stories, 2013).[1]

Life

Villalobos was born in Guadalajara, Mexico, in 1973. He lived in Barcelona, Spain for eight years, before moving to Brazil.[2] On 2014 he moved back to Barcelona.

He studied marketing and Spanish literature. He has worked in market research and published travel stories, as well as literary and film criticism. Villalobos has researched the influence of the avant-garde on the work of César Aira, and the flexibility of pipelines for electrical installations.[3]

Work

Villalobos's first book, Fiesta en la madriguera,[4] has been translated into Portuguese, French, Italian, German, Romanian, Dutch and English.[5] Its English translation, Down the Rabbit Hole[6] by Rosalind Harvey, was published in September 2011 by the London publishing house And Other Stories.[7] Down the Rabbit Hole was shortlisted for the 2011 Guardian First Book Award.[8] His second novel, Quesadillas, is also translated by Rosalind Harvey and is set to be published by And Other Stories in 2013.

His latest novel is Te Vendo Un Perro, which is set to be published in English as I’ll Sell You a Dog by And Other Stories in 2016.[9]

Influences

Villalobos has said that his first book was inspired by Nellie Campobello's collection of short stories set during the Mexican revolution, titled Cartridge.[10]

Reviews

In Germany, Villalobos is recognized as an important representative of the so-called 'narco-literature'.[11] His book Fiesta en la madriguera has been called "a disillusioned domestic tale from the dark heartland of Latin American machismo".[12]

Bibliography

Novels

  • Si viviéramos en un lugar normal, 2012
  • Te vendo un perro, 2015
  • No voy a pedirle a nadie que me crea, 2016, premio Herralde.

References

  1. ^ Guardian First Book Award 2011 Shortlist Retrieved 23 January 2013
  2. ^ Juan Pablo Villalobos (May 24, 2012). "Bodies not corpses". English Pen.
  3. ^ "Juan Pablo Villalobos (author page)" (in Spanish). Anagrama. Retrieved November 7, 2012.
  4. ^ Fiesta en la madriguera. Anagrama. 2010. ISBN 978-84-339-7212-5.
  5. ^ "Down the Rabbit Hole by Juan Pablo Villalobos". And Other Stories. Retrieved November 7, 2012.
  6. ^ Down the Rabbit Hole. London: And Other Stories. 2011. ISBN 978-1-908276-00-1.
  7. ^ Lucy Popescu (September 16, 2012). "Down the Rabbit Hole, By Juan Pablo Villalobos, trans. Rosalind Harvey". The Independent. Retrieved November 7, 2012.
  8. ^ Alison Flood (November 11, 2011). "Cancer biography competes with four novels on Guardian First Book award shortlist". The Guardian. Retrieved November 7, 2012.
  9. ^ There Are No Normal Places: An Interview with Juan Pablo Villalobos
  10. ^ Alice Gribbin (December 16, 2011). "Books interview: Juan Pablo Villalobos". New Statesman. Retrieved November 7, 2012.
  11. ^ Valentin Schönherr (April 28, 2011). "Literatur zum Drogenkrieg in Mexiko. Vom Anspruch, den richtigen Ton zu treffen". WOZ Die Wochenzeitung (in German).
  12. ^ Ulrich Baron (April 30, 2011). "Was sonst nicht im Krimi steht". Die Welt (in German). Retrieved November 7, 2012.
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