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Álvaro Enrigue

Mexico (b.1969)

Álvaro Enrigue is the award winning author of four novels and two books of short stories. He was awarded the prestigious Joaquín Mortiz Prize for his first novel, La muerte de un instalador (Death of an Installation Artist). His novel Muerte súbita (Sudden Death) won the Herralde Novel Prize in 2013.

Genres: Historical

New and upcoming books

January 2026

Now I Surrender to You and That is All

Novels

   Sudden Death (2016)
   You Dreamed of Empires (2024)
   Perpendicular Lives (2024)
   Now I Surrender to You and That is All (2026)

Collections

Hypothermia (2013)

Award nominations

2024 HWA Gold Crown Award (shortlist) : You Dreamed of Empires

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