Eduardo Lago (born 16 June 1954) is a Spanish novelist, translator, and literary critic, born in

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and currently living in

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, United States. In 2002, he was the recipient of the Bartolomé March Award for Excellence in Literary Criticism for his critical comparison of three Spanish translations of

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’s novel, '' Ulysses''. In 2006, he won the

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, Spain's oldest and most prestigious literary award, for his first novel, ''Llámame Brooklyn'' (''Call Me Brooklyn''). For many years, he interviewed North American writers for the literary supplement ''Babelia'' in the Spanish newspaper ''

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''. He returned to teaching Spanish,

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, and European Literature at

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in 2011, after leaving in 2005 for the position of Director of the

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in New York. He is a founding member of the Order of Finnegans, which takes its name from a pub in

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, Ireland, although there are those who believe it also comes from James Joyce’s last novel, ''Finnegans Wake''. The knights of the Order of Finnegans must venerate James Joyce’s novel ''Ulysses'' and, if possible, attend

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each year in

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on the sixteenth of June. This is a long day that culminates, at dusk, at the

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(where the novel begins) with participants reading sections from ''Ulysses'' and then walking to Finnegans pub in the neighbouring village of Dalkey. The other four founding members are

Enrique Vila-Matas Enrique Vila-Matas (born 31 March 1948 in Barcelona) is a Spanish writer. He has written several award-winning books that mix genres and has been branded as one of the most original and prominent writers in the Spanish language. He is a found ...

, Jordi Soler, Antonio Soler and Malcolm Otero Barral.

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Eduardo Lago recorded at the Library of Congress for the Hispanic Division’s audio literary archive on Mar. 14, 2015
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