Manel Loureiro (born December 30, 1975, Pontevedra, Spain) is a Spanish author.
Background
Manel Loureiro is a writer, journalist, and former lawyer born in
Pontevedra, Spain
Pontevedra (, ) is a city in the autonomous community of Galicia, in northwestern Spain. It is the capital of both the ''Comarca'' and Province of Pontevedra, and the capital of the Rías Baixas. It is also the capital of its own municipality ...
on December 30, 1975. He earned a law degree at the
University of Santiago de Compostela
The University of Santiago de Compostela - USC (, ) is a public university located in the city of Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain. A second campus is located in Lugo, Galicia. It is one of the world's oldest universities in continuous o ...
, and has worked as a television presenter in the Television de Galicia1 and as a screenwriter. He collaborates with the daily newspapers of Pontevedra, newspaper ''ABC.2'' and ''World.3'', and is a regular contributor to the Cadena SER and to ''GQ'' magazine's
Spanish
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edition. ''
El Confidencial
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'' has called him the Spanish
Stephen King
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.
Novels
Apocalypse Z series
His first novel, ''Apocalypse Z #1: The Beginning of the End'' (in Spanish: ''Apocalipsis Z: El Principio Del Fin''), began as a popular blog before its publication and eventually become a bestseller in several countries, including Brazil, Italy, and Spain.
AmazonCrossing published book one in English, in October 2012, and the book was translated into
Galician in 2013. A film adaptation has also been created in 2024.
Loureiro has written two sequel novels in the Apocalypse Z series: ''Apocalypse Z #2: Dark Days'' (2010: in Spanish, ''Los días oscuros''), and ''Apocalypse Z #3: The Wrath of the Just'' (2011: in Spanish, ''La ira de los justos''). Books two and three have been translated into English, Italian, and Portuguese, and book two was translated into
Galician in 2014.
''The Last Passenger''
Loureiro's next book, ''
The Last Passenger'' (2013: in Spanish, ''El último pasajero''), is about a
Nazi
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ghost ship. The novel was translated into English by Andres Alfaro.
''Only She Sees''
Loureiro's most recent book is ''Only She Sees'' (2015; in Spanish: ''Fulgor''). The novel was translated into English by Andres Alfaro.
Personal life
Loureiro currently resides in Pontevedra, Spain,
where he is a full-time writer.
References
Living people
1975 births
Spanish male writers
Zombie novels
21st-century Spanish lawyers
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