Ray Loriga
Ray Loriga | |
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Ray Loriga in Barcelona, 2014 | |
Born |
Jorge Loriga Torrenova 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
- Carne trémula (1997) (with Pedro Almodóvar) (English: Tremulous Meat or Live Flesh)
- La pistola de mi hermano (1997) (English: My Brother's Gun)
- El séptimo día (2004) (English: The Seventh Day)
- Ausentes (2005) (English: Absentees)
- Teresa, el cuerpo de Cristo (2007) (English: Teresa: The Body of Christ)
Filmography
- La pistola de mi hermano (1997) (English: My Brother's Gun)
- Teresa, el cuerpo de Cristo (2007) (English: Teresa: The Body of Christ)
External links
References
- ↑ "About This Person From All Movie Guide:". NY Times. Retrieved February 17, 2012.
- ↑ SAM LIPSYTE (October 17, 2004). "'Tokyo Doesn't Love Us Anymore': Don't Speak, Memory". NY Times. Retrieved February 17, 2012.
- ↑ "Argentine writer Sacheri wins Alfaguara Prize". Buenos Aires Herald. April 6, 2017. Retrieved April 28, 2017.