Constantino Bértolo (born 1946) is a Spanish publisher and writer. He studied Spanish philology at
Complutense University
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in Madrid. He is regarded as one of the most respected literary critics in Spain, and he is also a well-known publisher and literary editor. He has written critical pieces for a variety of publications, including the magazine ''
El Urogallo'', and the newspapers ''
El País
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'' and ''
El Independiente''.
Between 1978 and 1985, he ran the imprint Tus Libros for Anaya publishers. In the 1990s, he co-founded and directed the Escuela de letras de Madrid. Since then, he has managed the publishers Editorial Debate and
Caballo de Troya, the latter a part of
Penguin Random House
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.
He teaches at the
Universidad Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona and at the
Universidad de Salamanca
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.
He has published a number of books:
* ''La narrativa española entre 1975–1985'' (Revista de Occidente)
* ''Leer ¿para qué?'' (Revista Educación y Bibliotecas. Madrid, 1995)
* ''La Edición sin editores o el capitalismo sin capitalistas'' (Revista Archipiélago, 2003)
* ''La cena de los notables''
* ''Libro de Huelgas, revueltas y revoluciones.'' Editorial 451, 2009
* ''El Ojo crítico.'' Ediciones B, 2009
* ''Cómo se lee un libro.'' Editorial Alborada, 1987
References
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Spanish writers
1946 births
Living people
Complutense University of Madrid alumni