Manel Loureiro

Manel Loureiro is a Spanish author.

Background

Manel Loureiro is a writer, journalist, and former lawyer born in Pontevedra, Spain, in 1975. He earned a law degree at the University of Santiago de Compostela, and has worked as a television presenter in the Television de Galicia1 and as a screenwriter. He collaborates with the daily newspapers of Pontevedra, newspaper ABC.2 and World.3, and is a regular contributor to the Cadena SER and to GQ magazine's Spanish edition. El Confidencial has called him the Spanish Stephen King.[1]

Novels

Apocalypse Z series

His first novel, Apocalypse Z #1: The Beginning of the End (in Spanish: Apocalipsis Z: El Principio Del Fin),[2] began as a popular blog before its publication and eventually become a bestseller in several countries, including Brazil, Italy, and Spain. AmazonCrossing published book one in English, in October 2012, and the book was translated into Galician in 2013.[3] A film adaptation has also been proposed.[4]

Loureiro has written two sequel novels in the Apocalypse Z series: Apocalypse Z #2: Dark Days (2010: in Spanish, Los días oscuros),[5][6] and Apocalypse Z #3: The Wrath of the Just (2011: in Spanish, La ira de los justos).[7] Books two and three have been translated into English, Italian, and Portuguese, and book two was translated into Galician in 2014.[8]

The Last Passenger

Loureiro's next book, The Last Passenger (2013: in Spanish, El último pasajero), is about a Nazi ghost ship.[9] The novel was translated into English by Andres Alfaro.

Only She Sees

Loureiro's most recent book is Only She Sees (2015; in Spanish: Fulgor).[10] The novel was translated into English by Andres Alfaro.

Personal life

Loureiro currently resides in Pontevedra, Spain,[11] where he is a full-time writer.

References

  1. ↑ Zurro, Javier (29 September 2015). "Manel Loureiro, el Stephen King español que arrasa en EEUU". El Confidencial. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  2. ↑ Loureiro, Manel. Apocalypse Z #1: The Beginning of the End.
  3. ↑ Apocalipse Z. Os días escuros. Urco Editora.
  4. ↑ "More Zombie Mayhem Shambling Our Way in Apocalypse Z". Dread Central. May 14, 2011.
  5. ↑ Medina, Marta (March 2, 2010). "Manel Loureiro: 'En ningún país se podría hacer frente a una pandemia zombi'". El Mundo. Spain.
  6. ↑ Loureiro, Manel. Apocalypse Z #2: Dark Days.
  7. ↑ Loureiro, Manel. Apocalypse Z #3: The Wrath of the Just.
  8. ↑ Apocalipse Z. Os días escuros. Urco Editora.
  9. ↑ Loureiro, Manel (2013). The Last Passenger.
  10. ↑ Loureiro, Manel (2015). Fulgor (in Spanish).
  11. ↑ "Editorial Reviews: The Last Passenger". Amazon.com. January 1, 2015.


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