Munir Hachemi (1989) was born during a rainstorm one Saturday in Madrid. He has Algerian ancestry on his father’s side. He started selling his stories in fanzines by going around bars in the neighbourhood of Lavapiés, together with the literary collective Los Escritores Bárbaros. Later on he published his first novel, Los pistoleros del eclipse, and the second, 廢墟, this time published on paper, which he sold not only in Madrid but also in the streets of Granada, where he still lives. In 2018 he published Cosas vivas with Periférica and in 2021 he was listed by Granta magazine as one of the 25 best Spanish fiction writers. He understands the pleasures of literary translation and has somehow managed to complete a doctoral thesis on the influence of Borges on Spanish fiction. A number of anthologies contain his stories and poems; he is currently working on a novel and awaiting the publication of his first poetry book. He particularly admires courage and intelligence.
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