Edgar Cantero

Cantero was born in Barcelona in 1981. At 18 he started entering writing competitions in Catalan, winning numerous awards for his short stories and novellas.{{cite news |last1=Doria |first1=Sergi |title=El joven escritor Edgar Cantero nos propone "Dormir amb Winona Ryder" (Young author Edgar Cantero proposes 'Sleeping with Winona Ryder')|date=7 December 2007 |url=http://www.abc.es/hemeroteca/historico-07-12-2007/abc/Catalunya/el-joven-escritor-edgar-cantero-nos-propone-dormir-amb-winona-ryder_1641458385528.html|language=Spanish |work=ABC|accessdate=2 July 2024}} His debut novel, Dormir amb Winona Ryder (2007) won the Ciutat de Badalona and the Joan Crexells awards.{{cite news|title=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')|date=9 April 2008 |url=http://www.diaridegirona.cat/cultura/2008/04/09/jove-edgar-cantero-obte-premi-crexells-dormir-winona-ryder/258534.html|publisher=Diaride Girona|accessdate=21 May 2015}}{{cite web|title='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)|date=8 April 2008 |url=http://www.europapress.es/cultura/noticia-dormir-amb-winona-ryder-joven-edgar-cantero-lleva-xxxvii-premi-creixells-novela-catalana-20080408174513.html|publisher=Europa Press|accessdate=21 May 2015}} In that year he also began contributing to the satirical magazine El Jueves as a writer and cartoonist.{{cite news |last1=Richart |first1=Alba |title=L'escriptor català venerat per 'The New York Times' que arrasa als EUA, però passa desapercebut a Catalunya |url=https://www.elnacional.cat/ca/cultura/escriptor-catala-venerat-new-york-times-arrasa-eua-passa-desapercebut-catalunya-estats-units-edgar-cantero_1231104_102.html |work=Nacional |access-date=2 July 2024 |date=11 June 2024 |language=Catalan}}

After a second novel in Catalan, Vallvi (after the neighborhood of Vallvidrera in Barcelona),{{cite news |last1=Massot |first1=Josep |title=¿De qué escriben los jóvenes? (What are young people writing about?)|url=http://www.lavanguardia.com/libros/20110625/54176387388/de-que-escriben-los-jovenes.html|work=La Vanguardia|accessdate=21 May 2015}} Cantero tried his luck in English. In the following years he released three novels with American publisher Doubleday.{{cite web |title=Edgar Cantero |url=https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/187407/edgar-cantero/ |website=Penguin Random House |access-date=2 July 2024}} Despite his novel Meddling Kids becoming a best-seller, his work in English remains largely unknown in his country. Since 2019 he lives in Los Angeles.

Cantero also works as a translator for the Spanish language webcomic Rich Girl From Barcelona, written and drawn by Guille Martínez-Vela. Cantero was chosen due to his long friendship and working relationship with Martínez-Vela, which the author states results in a superior translation of his humor and intent.

In 2024 he returned to his native language with his sixth novel, Ràdio Free Camaco.{{cite news |last1=Recort |first1=Víctor |title=Edgar Cantero, l’escriptor català best-seller del New York Times: “A la literatura catalana semblen obligatòries les sublectures enriquidores” |url=https://elpais.com/quadern/literatura/2024-05-28/edgar-cantero-lescriptor-catala-best-seller-del-new-york-times-a-la-literatura-catalana-semblen-obligatories-les-sublectures-enriquidores.html |access-date=2 July 2024 |work=El País |date=28 May 2024 |language=Catalan}}{{cite news |last1=Gomila |first1=Andreu |title=3 llibres que t'has de llegir aquest mes de juliol |url=https://www.timeout.cat/barcelona/ca/que-fer/els-llibres-que-thas-de-llegir-aquest-mes |access-date=2 July 2024 |work=Time Out Barcelona |date=1 July 2024 |language=Catalan}}

• Dormir amb Winona Ryder ("Sleeping with Winona Ryder" – 2007)
• Vallvi (2011)
• Ràdio Free Camaco (2024)

• The Supernatural Enhancements (2014){{cite web|last1=Floyd Kelly|first1=James|title=A TL;DR Book Review —Supernatural Enhancements|date=15 December 2014 |url=http://geekdad.com/2014/12/supernatural-enhancements/|publisher=Geek Dad|accessdate=21 May 2015}}
• Meddling Kids (2017){{cite web|title=Eight Months| date=3 August 2015 |url=http://punkahoy.blogspot.com/2015/08/eight-months.html?m=1|publisher=Punk Ahoy!|accessdate=24 January 2016}}
• This Body's Not Big Enough for Both of Us (2018){{cite web|title=This Body's Not Big Enough for Both of Us|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-385-54396-5|website=Publishers Weekly |date=28 May 2018 |accessdate=11 June 2018}}

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

• "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.{{cite book|title=Best European Fiction 2016|date=2015|publisher=Dalkey Archive|isbn=9781628971149|pages=240–244}}
• "20/XX" (2006)
• "Tres nadons" (2007)
• "Un cadàver bonic" (2013)

• "There's a Giant Trapdoor Spider Under Your Bed" (2018){{cite web|title=The Dark Corners Collection|url=https://www.scifiandscary.com/dark-corners-collection-review/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190408190110/https://www.scifiandscary.com/dark-corners-collection-review/ |url-status=usurped |archive-date=8 April 2019 |website=Sci-fi & Scary |date=25 October 2018 |accessdate=8 April 2019}}
• "The Meddler" (2018), a spin-off set in the aftermath of Meddling Kids.{{cite web|title=Spooky Short Stories|url=https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/spooky-short-stories/ |website=Penguin Random House |accessdate=8 April 2019}}{{cite web|title=The Meddler|url=http://punkahoy.blogspot.com/2018/10/the-meddler.html |website=Punk Ahoy!|date=16 October 2018|accessdate=8 April 2019}}

• Rich Girl From Barcelona ({{langx|es|Niña pija|lit=Posh girl|links=no}}), webcomic, translator for author/artist Guille Martínez-Vela{{Cite web |title=FAQ |url=https://richgirlfrombcn.com/faq |access-date=2025-02-04 |website=Rich Girl from Barcelona |language=en}}

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