Javier Vásconez (Quito, 1966) is an Ecuadorian novelist, short story writer, and editor. In 1989, his collection of short tales “El hombre de la mirada oblicua” [The Man with the Sideways Glance] won the Joaquín Gallegos Lara Prize, and in 1982 his book of short stories “Ciudad lejana” [A Distant City] was a finalist for the Casa de las Américas Prize (Cuba). His stories have been translated into other languages, including English, French, German, Swiss, Hebrew, Bulgarian, and Greek. In 2022, he was awarded the Eugenio Espejo Prize, which is Ecuador’s highest national literary award.
Awards
- 2022, Premio Eugenio Espejo, bestowed by Ecuador’s president, Guillermo Lasso.
Videos
Works
Novels
- El secreto (1996)
- El viajero de Praga (1996)
- La sombra del apostador (1999) Finalist of the Rómulo Gallegos Prize (2001, Caracas, Venezuela)
- El retorno de las moscas (2005)
- Jardín Capelo (2007)
- La piel del miedo (2010) Nominated for the Rómulo Gallegos Prize
- La otra muerte del doctor (2012)
- Hoteles del silencio (2016)
- Novelas a la sombra (2016)
- El coleccionista de sombras (2021)
Short story books
- Ciudad lejana (1982) Finalist of the Casa de las Américas Prize (Cuba)
- El hombre de la mirada oblicua (1989) Joaquín Gallegos Lara National Fiction Prize (Ecuador, 1990)
- Un extraño en el puerto (1998)
- Invitados de honor (2004)
- El secreto y otros cuentos (Campaña de Lectura Eugenio Espejo, 2004)
- Estación de lluvia (antología) (2009)
- Cuentos reunidos (2018)
- Casi de noche (2020)
Books containing his short stories
- Café Concert (Acuario, 1996)
- Thecla Teresina (Paradiso Editores, 2004)
- Angelote, amor mío (Doble Rostro, 2011)