Carlos Manuel Álvarez Rodríguez

Cuban writer and journalist with Mexican residency.

Carlos Manuel studied journalism at the University of Havana. In 2016 he co-founded the literary magazine El Estornudo.

He has published literary and opinion pieces for international media outlets such as New York Times, BBC, El País, The Washington Post, Cubadebate, and Al Jazeera, and his stories have appeared in publications such as Gatopardo and El Malpensante.

In 2013 he won the Premio Calendario for his story collection La tarde de los sucesos definitivos. In 2017 he published La tribu, retratos de Cuba, a collection of journalistic pieces related to his native country.

In 2016 he was mentioned as one of the 20 most outstanding Latin American writers at the Guadalajara International Book Fair, and the following year he was included in the Bogotá39 list, which highlights the most promising writers in Latin America.

In November 2020, he joined the hunger strike initiated by the Movimiento San Isidro, in order to demand the release of artist and political activist Denis Solís, a member of that artistic organization.

In 2021 he was selected by Granta magazine as one of the 25 best young writers in Spanish.

Published Works

He has published regularly in media outlets such as The New York Times, BBC Mundo, Gatopardo, El Malpensante, and Internazionale.

Novel
La Tribu, 2017
El Estornudo, 2016
Los Caídos, 2018
La tarde de los sucesos definitivos, 2013
Ensayo jurídico sobre la Constitución de 1978 y el litoral español (Paper + e-book), 2019
A memoria de Mondariz - Balneario, 2003
Fortalezas competitivas y sectores clave en la exportación española, 2013

Story Collections
Disgrace, 2015.
Muerte en la Habana, 2015.

Awards and Recognition
Premio Calendario from the Asociación Hermanos Saiz, 2013.
Included in the Bogotá39 list of the most promising young Latin American writers.