Ray Loriga

Ray Loriga
Ray Loriga in Barcelona, 2014
Born Jorge Loriga Torrenova
(1967-03-05) March 5, 1967
Madrid, Spain
Pen name Ray Loriga
Occupation Writer, film director
Nationality Spanish
Period 1990s–present
Literary movement X Generation
Notable awards Alfaguara Novel Prize
Spouse Christina Rosenvinge (div. 2006)
Children 2

Jorge Loriga Torrenova, better known as Ray Loriga (born March 5, 1967), is a Spanish author, screenwriter, and director[1] (born Madrid, 1967). His first novel Lo Peor de todo (English: The Worst Thing of All), was published in 1992, and was followed by Héroes in 1993.

Caídos del Cielo (La pistola de mi hermano) (English: My Brother's Gun) is the first of his novels to be published in English, and he directed a film based on this book in 1997. His second novel to be published in English is Tokio ya no nos quiere (English: Tokyo Doesn't Love Us Anymore).[2]

Loriga married Spanish-Danish singer-songwriter Christina Rosenvinge in 1989.

In April 2017, Loriga was awarded the Alfaguara Prize for his novel Rendición (Rendition). It is one of the richest Spanish-language literary prizes.[3]

Bibliography

Novels

  • Lo peor de todo (1992) (English: The Worst Thing of All)
  • Héroes (1993)
  • Caídos del Cielo (La pistola de mi hermano) (1995, English publication in 1998) (English: My Brother's Gun)
  • Tokio ya no nos quiere (1999, English publication in 2003) (English: Tokyo Doesn't Love Us Anymore).
  • Trífero (2000)
  • El hombre que inventó Manhattan (2004) (English: The Man Who Invented Manhattan).
  • Za Za, emperador de Ibiza (2014).
  • Rendición (2016) (English: Rendition)(Alfaguara prize 2017)

Short story collections

  • Días extraños (1994) (English: Strange Days)
  • Días aún más extraños (2007) (English: Even Stranger Days)

Screenplays

Filmography

References

  1. ↑ "About This Person From All Movie Guide:". NY Times. Retrieved February 17, 2012.
  2. ↑ SAM LIPSYTE (October 17, 2004). "'Tokyo Doesn't Love Us Anymore': Don't Speak, Memory". NY Times. Retrieved February 17, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Argentine writer Sacheri wins Alfaguara Prize". Buenos Aires Herald. April 6, 2017. Retrieved April 28, 2017.


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