Javier Calvo Books

January 1, 1973

Javier Calvo distinguishes himself through a journalistic background and studies in comparative literature, which inform his unique narrative approach. His work often employs techniques such as sampling, manipulated quotations, and condensed plotlines drawn from diverse sources, showcasing an 'open' conception of narration. Influenced by English literature and the audiovisual realm of cinema and television, many of his stories delve into the world of television itself. Calvo's style represents a distinct departure from contemporary Spanish narrative, offering readers a fresh and experimental literary experience.

2023
346 pages
13 hours of reading
2023 no admite clasificaciones, si acaso es un drama costumbrista rayando en lo utópico, ambientado en un futuro no muy lejano, pero concebido y dictado en un pasado cercano. 2023 es un artefacto que se plantea inicialmente como una novela al uso, pero que acaba convirtiéndose en un divertimento que transciende lo narrativo y se torna en una celebración de las andanzas de los dos sociópatas más añorados del indie pop británico. Nos referimos a Bill Drummond y Jimmy Cauty, más conocidos como The KLF o The Justified Ancients of Mu Mu, un duo inefable que decidió desaparecer de la faz de la tierra hará exactamente 23 años el 23 de agosto de 2017. 2023 retrata un mundo que resulta familiar por su pavorosa proximidad y por cuanto tiene, a su vez, de tributo al Orwell más distópico.
James
320 pages
12 hours of reading
A brilliant reimagining of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn—both harrowing and satirical—told from the enslaved Jim's point of viewWhen Jim overhears that he is about to be sold to a man in New Orleans, separated from his wife and daughter forever, he runs away until he can formulate a plan. Meanwhile, Huck has faked his own death to escape his violent father. As all readers of American literature know, thus begins the dangerous and transcendent journey by raft down the Mississippi River toward the elusive and unreliable promise of the Free States and beyond.Brimming with nuanced humor and lacerating observations that have made Everett a literary icon, this brilliant and tender novel radically illuminates Jim's agency, intelligence, and compassion as never before. James is destined to be a major publishing event and a cornerstone of twenty-first-century American literature.Alternate cover edition of ISBN 9780385550369.
4.5

2023

James