Jorge Enrique Lage

Jorge Enrique Lage (Havana, 1979) is a Cuban novelist and short story writer. He is also the editor of the magazine El cuentero and the publishing house Caja China of the Onelio Jorge Cardoso Literary Training Center.^[1]

Jorge Lage is the grandson of , a famous Cuban radio-plays novelist. Formed as a biochemist at Universidad de la Habana (1999-2003), he quit the biosciences right after graduating with honors for pursuing a career as a writer.

His stories have appeared in anthologies and magazines in Cuba and abroad.^[2]

Works[]

Short story books

• Yo fui un adolescente ladrón de tumbas (Extramuros, 2004)
• Fragmentos encontrados en La Rampa (April, 2004)
• Los ojos de fuego verde (April, 2005)
• El color de la sangre diluida (Letras Cubanas, 2007)
• Vultureffect (Unión, 2011)

Novels

• Carbono 14, una novela de culto (Altazor, Perú, 2010).

Awards[]

Jorge Enrique Lage has won numerous awards,^[3] including:

• Celestino de Cuento Award (2002)
• Luis Rogelio Nogueras Award (2003)
• Calendario Award, in Narrative (2003)
• Calendario Award, in Science Fiction (2004)

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