Edgar Cantero

Edgar Cantero (born 27 May 1981 in Barcelona) is a Spanish writer and cartoonist working in Catalan, Spanish and English. He is known for his books Dormir amb Winona Ryder, which won the 2007 Joan Crexells Award[1][2][3] and the horror-comedy novel Meddling Kids (2017), which became a New York Times best-seller.[4]

Edgar Cantero
Born (1981-05-27) May 27, 1981
Barcelona
NationalitySpanish
Occupation(s)Writer, cartoonist
Notable workDormir amb Winona Ryder
The Supernatural Enhancements
Meddling Kids
Websitepunkahoy.blogspot.com

Bibliography

Catalan

English

Catalan
  • Baileys n'coke (2008)
  • Dies delenda (2008)

Catalan
  • "El nexe entre el sexe i el plexe venós dorsal" (2005)
  • "L'urinari d'Hesíode" (2005). English translation, "Aesop's Urinal", published in Best European Fiction 2016, 2015.[11]
  • "20/XX" (2006)
  • "Tres nadons" (2007)
  • "Un cadàver bonic" (2013)

English
  • "There's a Giant Trapdoor Spider Under Your Bed" (2018)[12]
  • "The Meddler" (2018), a spin-off set in the aftermath of Meddling Kids.[13][14]

References
  1. Marrugat, Jordi (2014-03-20). Narrativa catalana de la postmodernitat. Històries, formes i motius (Catalan postmodern narrative. Stories, shapes and motifs). Edicions Univers. Barcelona. p. 38. ISBN 9788447537587. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
  2. "El jove Edgar Cantero obté el premi Crexells per 'Dormir amb Winona Ryder' (Young Edgar Cantero wins the Crexells Award for 'Sleeping with Winona Ryder')". Diaride Girona. 9 April 2008. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
  3. Muntaner, Maria (2010). Transformacions: llenguatges teòrics i relacions interartístiques (1975-2000) (Transformations: theoretical languages and interartistic links (1975-2000)). L'Abadia de Montserrat. pp. 221–223. ISBN 9788498832938. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
  4. "Print Hardcover Best Sellers". The New York Times. 6 August 2017.
  5. "El joven escritor Edgar Cantero nos propone "Dormir amb Winona Ryder" (Young author Edgar Cantero proposes 'Sleeping with Winona Ryder')". ABC. 7 December 2007. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
  6. "'Dormir amb Winona Ryder', del joven Edgar Cantero se lleva el XXXVII Premi Crexells de novela catalana (Young Edgar Cantero's 'Sleeping with Winona Ryder' wins the XXXVII Crexells award for Catalan novel)". Europa Press. 8 April 2008. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
  7. "¿De qué escriben los jóvenes? (What are young people writing about?)". La Vanguardia. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
  8. Floyd Kelly, James (15 December 2014). "A TL;DR Book Review —Supernatural Enhancements". Geek Dad. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
  9. "Eight Months". Punk Ahoy!. 3 August 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  10. "This Body's Not Big Enough for Both of Us". Publishers Weekly. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  11. Best European Fiction 2016. Dalkey Archive. 2015. pp. 240–244. ISBN 9781628971149.
  12. "The Dark Corners Collection". Sci-fi & Scary. 25 Oct 2018. Retrieved 8 Apr 2019.
  13. "Spooky Short Stories". Penguin Random House. Retrieved 8 Apr 2019.
  14. "The Meddler". Punk Ahoy!. 16 Oct 2018. Retrieved 8 Apr 2019.
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