literary agent representing writers such as Antonia Kerrigan Maria DuenasSergio Ramírez, Juan Gómez Jurado or Eva García Sáez de Urturi, passed away this thursday inside Barcelona 71 years oldas reported by his family and literary agency.
Who is Antonia Kerrigan? He was also an agent of the late Carlos Ruiz Zafón. Author of “Shadow of the Wind” and follower of the legendary Carmen Balcells, died after several months of illness, The literary agency reported that he deeply regretted his death and thanked “for his teachings, his love, and the guide he has been in the publishing world.”
born in Paris In the late eighties he was the founder of the agency that bears his name in Barcelona, which represents Spanish writers worldwide, as well as other foreign agencies and publishers. Spain.
It currently represents around 150 writers from different literary genres, both fiction and non-fiction, including Nicaraguan writer and Cervantes Prize winner Sergio Ramírez. He was “a lovely and unique friend”.
Writer Juan Gómez Jurado remembered him as “the greatest literary agent in the Spanish language” and another member of his family. “We mourn an irreparable loss, both for us and for Spanish literature as a whole. All of us who knew and loved him regretted his departure and were heartbroken.”
Kerrigan, what He was also a literary agent. Nobel Prize literature Camilo Jose Celaalong with his son remembered on twitter culture minister, miquel iceta, The one who wished “the world to be a light to him”.
Writer Antonio Gómez Rufo also lamented his death, calling it “an unexpected day of deep sadness”, while Jorge Volpi remembered him as “an exemplary agent, keen reader, funny and generous friend who trusted me 25 years ago”. nobody said “our main chicken”.
Planeta publishing house also remembers him as a friend and “an important figure in the publishing world”. Antonia Kerrigan’s agency represents other writers such as Laura Freixas, Laura Restrepo or Javier Sierra, among others.