
Saber perder
Anagrama, 2008
Translations
(Brazil, Rocco); (France, Flammarion); (Germany, Kiepenheuer); (Italy, Feltrinelli); (The Netherlands, Ambo/Anthos); (Portugal, PRH/Alfaguara); (UK, Portobello); (USA, Other Press)
Awards
- National Critics Prize 2008
- Chosen by the critics of El Cultural as the best work of fiction of 2008.
- Among the 5 shortlisted books for the Prix Médicis étranger 2010
- Dulce Chacón Award 2009
Press
«A screenwriter and director in Spain, Trueba in this involving ensemble piece shows a cinematic flair for the way urban lives intersect – and collide. Against the isolation of the big city, the urge to connect with others binds a snaking, swerving tale.»
Boyd Tonkin, The Independent
«David Trueba brings a cinematic pacing, a very visual sensibility and the feel of an ensemble movie to this, his third novel… Lush, intricate and rewarding one.»
The Herald
«Wonderful, the novel is a detailed, sincere and abrasive portrait. One of the literary rentrée events!»
Serge Bressan, Le Quotidien
«Learning to Lose is complex, powerful, surprising and most of all smart. David Trueba is the real thing.» Percival Everett, author of I Am Not Sidney Poitier
«Pulsates with longing, lust and simmering rage. Vivid, real and raw... Simply masterful.»
Joe McGinniss, Jr., author of The Delivery Man
«A masterly polyphony.»
Augustin Trapenard, Le Magazine Littéraire
«The writer and director David Trueba has written an impressive polyphonic novel, masterfully guided. Saber Perder is a puzzle where the pieces fit beautifully. The reader is caught in a maelstrom of emotions, overcome by the darkness of serious situations and the humor of funny ones. In short, you’ll be hooked; it’s incredibly authentic and you’ll be dying to know what will happen in the end. Can you ask for something more from a novel?»
Bruno Corty, Le Figaro
«David Trueba has conceived an admirably woven story not to be missed.»
Robert Solé, Le Monde
«An excellent novel.»
J.E. Ayala-Dip, El País
«A profound novel, charged with emotional intelligence.»
Andrés Sánchez Magro, La Razón
«Pure literature (…) precise construction, in admirable doses (…)An excellent novel (…) an exception to the greyness of our current literature. splendid gift.»
Ricardo Senabre, El Cultural
«The most ambitious and rounded of his novels (…) a superb novel.»
Daniel Gascón, Heraldo de Aragón
Synopsis
(Learning to Lose) A twenty year old footballer arrives from Buenos Aires to be the crack of a team in Madrid. A girl just turned sixteen wakes up to the world. An abandoned man with no job and no hope that is as drastic as it is surprising. An old man whose wife is in the death bed embarks on a secret and inadmissible flight. Guilt, purity, the search for happiness, love and, above all, survival form the spider’s web which binds the characters together. A daring, bitter-sweet tale, with a touch of comedy inhabited by characters that are both ordinary and unpredictable– They have no other choice but to learn to lose.
(Spain, Anagrama / Pocket, Compactos / Club, Bertelsmann)
- Queridos niños
- Ganarse la vida. Una celebración
- El río baja sucio
- La tiranía sin tiranos
- Tierra de campos
- Blitz
- Vivir es fácil con los ojos cerrados. Cuaderno de rodaje y guión
- Érase una vez
- Tragarse la lengua y otros artículos de ocasión
- Como quieras, cuando quieras, donde quieras. En la cocina de Sergi Arola
- Cuatro amigos
- Abierto toda la noche
MB Authors
- Pepa AGUAR
- Pablo ARANDA
- Juan Luis ARSUAGA
- Manuel ASTUR
- Flavita BANANA
- Joan BARRIL
- Nuria BARRIOS
- María BASTARÓS
- Felipe BENÍTEZ REYES
- Joan-Daniel BEZSONOFF
- BLACKIE BOOKS
- Joana BONET
- Juan BONILLA
- Emilio BUESO
- Leonardo CANO
- Pablo CARBONELL
- Martín CASARIEGO
- Nicolás CASARIEGO
- Paula CIFUENTES
- Juan CUADRA
- Mario CUENCA SANDOVAL
- Malén DENÍS
- Elizabeth DUVAL
- Maria ESCALAS
- Cristina FALLARÁS
- Eneko FERNÁNDEZ
- Laura FERRERO
- Josep Maria FONALLERAS
- Albert FORNS CANAL
- Miguel GALLARDO
- Olivia GALLO
- Xenia GARCÍA
- Ignacio GARCÍA-VALIÑO
- José A. GARRIGA VELA
- David B. GIL
- Santi GIMÉNEZ
- Marcos GIRALT TORRENTE
- Enric GONZÁLEZ
- Ismael GRASA
- Javier GUTIÉRREZ
- Luci GUTIÉRREZ
- Najat El HACHMI
- Alicia KOPF
- Use LAHOZ
- Lucía LIJTMAER
- Shaina Joy MACHLUS
- Ignacio MARTÍNEZ DE PISóN
- Ramon MAS
- Ana MERINO
- Luna MIGUEL
- Amarna MILLER
- Miquel OBIOLS
- Bruno ORO
- Miqui OTERO
- Anna PACHECO
- Vicenç PAGÈS JORDÀ
- Enric PARDO
- Concepción PEREA
- Juan Manuel DE PRADA
- Jordi PUNTÍ
- Llucia RAMIS
- Antonio J. RODRÍGUEZ
- Félix ROMEO
- Carmen ROMERO
- Xavier RUBERT DE VENTÓS
- Gemma RUIZ
- Juanjo SÁEZ
- Gabriel SALVADÓ
- Màrius SERRA
- Rubén SERRANO
- Ramon SOLSONA
- José Miguel TOMASENA
- David TRUEBA
- Juan VICO
- Enrique VILA-MATAS
- Rosario VILLAJOS
- Rolando VILLAZÓN
- Pedro ZARRALUKI