Jesús Carrasco, born 1972 in

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, is a Spanish writer. He held a wide range of jobs in his youth: from physical education teacher, to grape-picker, to graphic designer. In 1992, he moved to

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where he began his writing career. In 2005, he moved to

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, where he still lives. Carrasco's debut novel ''Intemperie'' appeared in 2013 to critical acclaim, and has been translated into more than twenty languages. It won a number of prizes and was nominated for several more. The book was adapted into a film, titled ''Out in the Open''. His second novel ''La tierra que pisamos'' (2016) won the

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. His third book ''Llévame a casa'' was published in February 2021.Jesús Carrasco aborda la responsabilidad de ser hijos en la novela “doméstica” ''Llévame a casa''
Published on 2 February 2021 by Europa Press The relationship between humans and nature is a fundamental theme of all his novels. Carrasco has cited

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and John Edward Williams as his primary literary influences.Jesús Carrasco: “A las personas mayores las arrumbamos de la misma manera que arrumbamos un envase de plástico de un solo uso” published on 19 May, 2021 by Librujula

Publications

* ''Intemperie'', Seix Barral, 2013. * ''La tierra que pisamos'', Seix Barral, 2016. * ''Llévame a casa'', Seix Barral, 2021.

Translation into English

* ''Out in the Open (Intemperie)'', translated by Margaret Jull Costa, Vintage, 2015.

References

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