The curious thing is that I was originally planning to write a detective novel when I started The Islands. And at some point the Malvinas / Falklands conflict came in by the back door. It is the negative image of an autobiographical novel: the story of what did not happen to me but could have. Born in 1962, I was at university during the war and exempt from the call-up. Plus, I have a grandfather from Gibraltar and was brought up bilingual. You could say I have the conflict in my blood.
- Carlos Gamerro
Carlos Gamerro is one of the best-known and most highly regarded contemporary Argentine writers. Born in Buenos Aires in 1962, he has published six works of fiction, including the novels The Islands and An Open Secret (published by Pushkin Press in 2011). He adapted The Islands for a major theatrical production in 2011 and writes influential works of criticism. In addition Gamerro, who was brought up bilingually in English and Spanish, has translated Shakespeare, Auden, and Harold Bloom.
And Other Stories 2012 Title
The Islands
Read more about The Islands in the book section.
Publication date: 29 May 2012
More information
- The Islands was discussed at the And Other Stories Spanish-language Reading Group in spring 2010.
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Praise for Carlos Gamerro
Praise for An Open Secret in UK press
- ‘Haunting and disturbing’ Lucy Popescu, The Independent
- ‘A literary thriller that has the makings of a classic’ The Economist
