Rafael Chirbes

Rafael Chirbes was a Spanish novelist. He was born in Tavernes de la Valldigna in Valencia. He is the author of several novels, two of which have won the Premio de la Crítica de narrativa castellana - Crematorio and En la orilla. The latter also won the Premio Nacional de Narrativa.
Chirbes is further known for his trilogy of novels dealing with postwar Spain. He also wrote several collections of essays.
His 2007 novel Crematorio was made into an acclaimed television series in 2011.

Works

Novels

Mimoun
En la lucha final
La buena letra
Los disparos del cazador
La larga marcha
La caída de Madrid
Los viejos amigos
Crematorio. Cremation, trans. Valerie Miles.
En la orilla. On the Edge, trans. Margaret Jull Costa.
''París-Austerlitz''
Essays
Mediterráneos
El novelista perplejo
El viajero sedentario
''Por cuenta propia''