Edgar Cantero

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Edgar Cantero
Born (1981-05-27) 27 May 1981 (age 44)
Barcelona
OccupationsWriter, cartoonist
Notable workDormir amb Winona Ryder, The Supernatural Enhancements , Meddling Kids
Website punkahoy.blogspot.com

Edgar Cantero (born 27 May 1981 in Barcelona) is a Spanish writer and cartoonist working in Catalan, Spanish, and English. He is best known in Catalonia for his 2017 award-winning debut novel Dormir amb Winona Ryder, [1] [2] as well as his detective novel series starring "el Cegador de Verri." [3] Abroad, he is better known for the New York Times best-selling horror-comedy novel Meddling Kids (2017). [4]

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Life

Cantero was born in Barcelona in 1981. At 18 he started entering writing competitions in Catalan, winning numerous awards for his short stories and novellas. [5] His debut novel, Dormir amb Winona Ryder (2007) won the Ciutat de Badalona and the Joan Crexells awards. [6] [7] That year he also began contributing to the satirical magazine El Jueves as a writer and cartoonist. [8]

After a second novel in Catalan, Vallvi (after the neighborhood of Vallvidrera in Barcelona), [9] Cantero tried his luck in English. In the following years he released three novels with American publisher Doubleday. [10] Despite his novel Meddling Kids becoming a best-seller, his work in English remains largely unknown in his country. [8] Since 2019 he lives in Los Angeles. [8]

Cantero also works as a translator for the Spanish-language webcomic Rich Girl From Barcelona, written and drawn by Guille Martínez-Vela. Cantero was chosen due to his long friendship and working relationship with Martínez-Vela, which the author states results in a superior translation of his humor and intent. [11]

In 2024 he returned to his native language with his sixth novel, Ràdio Free Camaco. [8] [12] [13] It was the first entry in a detective series starring "el Cegador de Verri" (lit. "the Blinder from Verri"), a homeless ex-convict reluctantly turned sleuth. [14] [15] A second entry, Gangsta Major, followed in 2025. [3] [16]

Bibliography

Novels

Catalan

English

Novellas

Catalan

  • Baileys n'coke (2008)
  • Dies delenda (2008)

Short stories

Catalan

  • "El nexe entre el sexe i el plexe venós dorsal" (2005)
  • "L'urinari d'Hesíode" (2005). English translation, "Aesop's Urinal", published in Best European Fiction 2016 , 2015. [20]
  • "20/XX" (2006)
  • "Tres nadons" (2007)
  • "Un cadàver bonic" (2013)

English

  • "There's a Giant Trapdoor Spider Under Your Bed" (2018) [21]
  • "The Meddler" (2018), a spin-off set in the aftermath of Meddling Kids. [22] [23]
  • "Goin' Down" (2022)

Translation work

References

  1. ↑ Marrugat, Jordi (20 March 2014). Narrativa catalana de la postmodernitat. Històries, formes i motius [Catalan postmodern narrative. Stories, shapes and motifs] (in Catalan). Edicions Univers. Barcelona. p. 38. ISBN   9788447537587 . Retrieved 21 May 2015.
  2. ↑ Muntaner, Maria (2010). Transformacions: llenguatges teòrics i relacions interartístiques (1975–2000) [Transformations: theoretical languages and interartistic links (1975–2000)] (in Catalan). L'Abadia de Montserrat. pp. 221–223. ISBN   9788498832938 . Retrieved 21 May 2015.
  3. 1 2 Espasa, Marina (31 October 2025). "Com ballar sardanes ràpid i amb fúria" [How to dance sardanas fast and furiously]. Ara (in Catalan). Retrieved 12 December 2025.
  4. ↑ "Print Hardcover Best Sellers". The New York Times. 6 August 2017.
  5. ↑ Doria, Sergi (7 December 2007). "El joven escritor Edgar Cantero nos propone "Dormir amb Winona Ryder"" [Young author Edgar Cantero proposes 'Sleeping with Winona Ryder']. ABC (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  6. ↑ "El jove Edgar Cantero obté el premi Crexells per 'Dormir amb Winona Ryder'" [Young Edgar Cantero wins Crexells Award for 'Sleeping with Winona Ryder'] (in Catalan). Diari de Girona. 9 April 2008. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
  7. ↑ "'Dormir amb Winona Ryder', del joven Edgar Cantero se lleva el XXXVII Premi Crexells de novela catalana" [Young Edgar Cantero's 'Sleeping with Winona Ryder' wins the XXXVII Crexells award for Catalan novel] (in Spanish). Europa Press. 8 April 2008. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
  8. 1 2 3 4 Richart, Alba (11 June 2024). "L'escriptor català venerat per 'The New York Times' que arrasa als EUA, però passa desapercebut a Catalunya" [Catalan writer praised by The New York Times goes unnoticed in Catalonia]. Nacional (in Catalan). Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  9. 1 2 Massot, Josep. "¿De qué escriben los jóvenes? (What are young people writing about?)". La Vanguardia. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
  10. ↑ "Edgar Cantero". Penguin Random House. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  11. 1 2 "FAQ". Rich Girl from Barcelona. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
  12. ↑ Recort, Víctor (28 May 2024). "Edgar Cantero, l'escriptor català best-seller del New York Times: "A la literatura catalana semblen obligatòries les sublectures enriquidores"" ["In Catalan literature, layers of enriching subtext feel like a requirement"]. El País (in Catalan). Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  13. ↑ Gomila, Andreu (1 July 2024). "3 llibres que t'has de llegir aquest mes de juliol" [Three books you must read in July]. Time Out (in Catalan). Archived from the original on 19 July 2024.
  14. ↑ "Sèrie Cegador de Verri". Grup62. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
  15. ↑ Guillamon, Julià (27 September 2025). "Más ron Pujol que vino de misa" [More Pujol rum than church wine]. La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 December 2025.
  16. ↑ Rubio, Carlota (29 August 2025). "Els 40 llibres més esperats de la tardor" [The forty most awaited books this fall]. El País (in Catalan). Retrieved 12 December 2025.
  17. ↑ Floyd Kelly, James (15 December 2014). "A TL;DR Book Review —Supernatural Enhancements". Geek Dad . Retrieved 21 May 2015.
  18. ↑ "Eight Months". Punk Ahoy!. 3 August 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  19. ↑ "This Body's Not Big Enough for Both of Us". Publishers Weekly. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  20. ↑ Best European Fiction 2016. Dalkey Archive. 2015. pp. 240–244. ISBN   9781628971149.
  21. ↑ "The Dark Corners Collection". Sci-fi & Scary. 25 October 2018. Archived from the original on 8 April 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  22. ↑ "Spooky Short Stories". Penguin Random House. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  23. ↑ "The Meddler". Punk Ahoy!. 16 October 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
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