About Daniel Mella
Born 1976. Daniel Mella is an Uruguayan writer, novelist, short story writer and scholar of English.
Daniel Mella (born Montevideo, 1976) is a Uruguayan writer.
He published his first novel Pogo in 1997 at the age of 21, followed by two more novels in quick succession. He then took a decade-long break from writing, returning with the short story collection Lava which won the Bartolomé Hidalgo Award in 2013. His next book, the novel El Hermano Mayor was based on the death of his younger brother Alejandro in 2014. This too won the Bartolomé Hidalgo Award and has been translated into English by Charco Press. Works 1997, Pongo 1998, Derretimiento 2000, Noviembre 2013, Lava 2016, El hermano mayor 2020, Visiones para Emma 2024, Yo quiero a mi bandera
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Uruguayan writer
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Daniel Mella was born on 11 February 1976 in Montevideo.
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Daniel Mella is a writer, novelist, short story writer and scholar of English.
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Daniel Mella is Uruguayan.
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