Javier Cercas
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Javier Cercas is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
) is a writer and, since 1989, a Professor of Spanish literature
Spanish literature
Spanish literature generally refers to literature written in the Spanish language within the territory that presently constitutes the state of Spain...
at the University of Girona
University of Girona
The University of Girona is located in the city of Girona, Catalonia, Spain.It was founded in 1991, and as of 2010 consists of several campus and buildings across Girona: Barri Vell, Emili Grahit, Campus de Montilivi, Parc Científic i Tecnològic and Campus del Mercadal. A sixth one, Campus de...
, Spain
Spain
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. He is a frequent contributor to the Catalan edition of El País and the Sunday supplement. He worked for two years at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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in the United States
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External links
- Berlin Literature Festival Bio (2009)
- The right to self destruction. Translation of El derecho a destruirse published in El País Semanal on 4-Dec-2005.
- Saying the right thing. Translation of La corrección de la incorrección published in EL PAIS SEMANAL - 29-01-2006.