novelist Alexis Ravelo According to sources close to him, he died of a heart attack on the morning of Monday, January 30.
Born in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria in 1971, he burst onto the Spanish cultural and literary scene, declaring himself a successful writer of short stories and short stories, children’s and youth books, novels (especially crime novels). . , and theater, radio and television scripts. Its first title was ‘Three Funerals for Eladio Monroy’, which opened a series starring the same character: ‘Only the dead’, ‘Tough guys don’t read poetry’, ‘Die slow’, ‘If not tomorrow’ and ‘The Worst of Times’. His last work was ‘Mercury Days’ published in 2022.
Ravelo was born and raised in the humble neighborhood of Escaleritas in the capital city of Gran Canaria and has worked as a waiter in the hospitality world from a very young age. He studied Philosophy at UNED and attended narrative workshops given by Mario Merlino, Augusto Monterroso and Alfredo Bryce Echenique. In addition to his noir novels, Ravelo has written children’s books, screenplays, plays, and even an opera libretto. he was a member Canary Language Academy.
He also collaborated on radio, television, press and publicity and created lyrics for songs; He is the co-founder of the literary journal ‘La Plazuela de Las letras’ and, together with Antonio Becerra Bolaños, created the ‘Matasombras’ cultural diffusion space. He also teaches literature workshops and teaches writing at academies and universities. University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC) and Ceremonias: She has worked extensively as a cultural activist on the blog ‘Little pills for fast reading and slow thinking’.
During his career he achieved a large number Awards such as Hammett (2013) Best detective novel of the year for ‘La estrategia del pequinés’ (2013) or Cafe Gijon for his latest novel ‘Borrowed names’ (2021).
He was named Favorite Son of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria in 2022. “I was lucky to be born in a city where you can see the world without traveling.“, said in an interview with La Provincia of the Prensa Ibérica group: “In my novels there is an expressive treatment of space, where you focus on the unpleasant. Therefore, it is very interesting that in the end, many readers come to you and tell you that they want to get to know Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, despite the fact that you see the city in the most negative way and manage even so. to make it attractive,” he added.
Source: Informacion
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