Carlos Yushimito
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Carlos Yushimito del Valle (born 1977 in Lima
, Peru
) is a Peruvian writer of Japanese descent.
where he graduated in 2002. Two years later he published his first short stories collection, El Mago (The Magician), and in 2006 his second book, Las Islas (Islands), warmly received by the critics. Since then, his stories have appeared in several anthologies of short stories in Peru and abroad. In 2010 he was considered by the British literary magazine Granta
as one of the twenty two best writers in Spanish Language under 35 years along with authors like Santiago Roncagliolo
, Andres Neuman
and Alejandro Zambra
. He has been invited, among others, to Quito Book Fair, Santiago de Chile International Book Fair and Miami International Book Fair, to the First International Festival of Young Writers in La Habana, Cuba and to several U.S. Universities, including New York University
, University of California, Los Angeles
(UCLA), San Jose State University
, California, and University of California, Berkeley
.
In 2011, his new short stories collection, Lecciones para un niño que llega tarde (Lessons for a Child who Arrives Late) was published in Barcelona, Spain, by Duomo Ediciones.
His stories, set in favelas and sertões, are inspired by Brazil, though he has never been there. He moved to the United States in 2008, to study a MA in Hispanic Studies at Villanova University
in Pennsylvania, and later to Providence, Rhode Island, where is currently pursuing his PhD at Brown University
.
His work has been partially translated into English, French and Portuguese.
Lima
Lima is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers, in the central part of the country, on a desert coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Together with the seaport of Callao, it forms a contiguous urban area known as the Lima...
, Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
) is a Peruvian writer of Japanese descent.
Biography
Carlos Yushimito del Valle studied Latin American Literature at National University of San MarcosNational University of San Marcos
The National University of San Marcos is the most important and respected higher-education institution in Peru. Its main campus, the University City, is located in Lima...
where he graduated in 2002. Two years later he published his first short stories collection, El Mago (The Magician), and in 2006 his second book, Las Islas (Islands), warmly received by the critics. Since then, his stories have appeared in several anthologies of short stories in Peru and abroad. In 2010 he was considered by the British literary magazine Granta
Granta
Granta is a literary magazine and publisher in the United Kingdom whose mission centers on its "belief in the power and urgency of the story, both in fiction and non-fiction, and the story’s supreme ability to describe, illuminate and make real." In 2007, The Observer stated, "In its blend of...
as one of the twenty two best writers in Spanish Language under 35 years along with authors like Santiago Roncagliolo
Santiago Roncagliolo
Santiago Rafael Roncagliolo Lohmann , is a Peruvian writer, scriptwriter, translator and journalist.- Life :Santiago Roncagliolo spent most of his childhood in the city of Arequipa...
, Andres Neuman
Andres Neuman
Andrés Neuman is a Spanish-Argentinian writer and poet. He was born in Buenos Aires, where he spent his childhood. He lives in Spain at present. Through a vote called by the Hay Festival, Neuman was selected among the most outstanding young Latin American authors, being included on the Bogotá39 list...
and Alejandro Zambra
Alejandro Zambra
Alejandro Zambra is a poet, fiction writer, and literary critic born in Santiago, Chile. His first novel, Bonsái, was awarded the Chilean Critics Award for best novel of the year in 2006 and attracted much attention in Chile. As the highly influential Santiago newspaper El Mercurio summed up, "The...
. He has been invited, among others, to Quito Book Fair, Santiago de Chile International Book Fair and Miami International Book Fair, to the First International Festival of Young Writers in La Habana, Cuba and to several U.S. Universities, including New York University
New York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
, University of California, Los Angeles
University of California, Los Angeles
The University of California, Los Angeles is a public research university located in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, USA. It was founded in 1919 as the "Southern Branch" of the University of California and is the second oldest of the ten campuses...
(UCLA), San Jose State University
San José State University
San Jose State University is a public university located in San Jose, California, United States...
, California, and University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
.
In 2011, his new short stories collection, Lecciones para un niño que llega tarde (Lessons for a Child who Arrives Late) was published in Barcelona, Spain, by Duomo Ediciones.
His stories, set in favelas and sertões, are inspired by Brazil, though he has never been there. He moved to the United States in 2008, to study a MA in Hispanic Studies at Villanova University
Villanova University
Villanova University is a private university located in Radnor Township, a suburb northwest of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States...
in Pennsylvania, and later to Providence, Rhode Island, where is currently pursuing his PhD at Brown University
Brown University
Brown University is a private, Ivy League university located in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Founded in 1764 prior to American independence from the British Empire as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations early in the reign of King George III ,...
.
His work has been partially translated into English, French and Portuguese.
Books
- El Mago. The magician (Lima: Sarita Cartonera, 2004; La Paz, Bolivia: Yerba Mala Cartonera, 2005)
- Las islas. Islands (Lima, [sic], 2006) ISBN 9789972284106
- Madureira sabe. Madureira knows (Lima: Underwood Collection, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Peru, 2007)
- Equis. X (Riobamba, Ecuador: Matapalo Cartonera, 2009)
- Cuentos: Perú-Ecuador 1998-2008. Short Stories: Peru-Ecuador 1998-2008. Anthology. Selection and preface by Gabriela Falconi and Carlos Yushimito (Lima: [sic] and Embassy of Ecuador in Peru, 2009) ISBN 9786124549229
- Lecciones para un niño que llega tarde. (Barcelona: Duomo ediciones, 2011) ISBN 9788492723911
Anthologies
- Enésima novísima. Nueva narrativa nacional (Lima: Ginebra Magnolia, No. 4-5, 2005)
- Nuevos lances, otros fuegos. Narradores de los últimos años (Lima: Ed. Recreo and San Marcos, 2007. Selection and introduction by Miguel Ildefonso)
- Selección peruana 1990-2007 (Lima: Editorial Estruendomudo, 2007)
- Disidentes. Muestra de la nueva narrativa peruana (Lima: Revuelta Editores, 2007. Selection and Introduction by Gabriel Ruiz-Ortega)
- El futuro no es nuestro. Narradores de América Latina nacidos entre 1970 y 1980 (electronic version). (Bogotá: Pie de Página 2008. Selection and Introduction by Diego Trelles Paz)
- Hispanophonies / Hispanofonías (Paris: Retors, No. 11, 2010. Selection and Introduction by Ivan Salinas and Mariana Martinez Salgado. Translated into French by Laure Gauze)
- Nuevas rutas. Jóvenes escritores latinoamericanos (Guatemala: Editorial Piedrasanta. Coedición Latinoamericana, 2010)
- Los mejores narradores jóvenes en Español (Barcelona: Granta Nº11, October 2010)
- The Best Young Spanish Language Novelists (London: Granta Nº113, November 2010)
- Os melhores jovens escritores em Espanhol (Brasil: Granta Nº7, Alfaguara, June 2011)