Juan Pablo Villalobos
Mexican writer
Juan Pablo Villalobos (born 1973) is a Mexican author.
His debut novel, Down the Rabbit Hole, was published by And Other Stories in 2011 and was shortlisted for the Guardian First Book Award 2011. He is also the author of Quesadillas (2011) and I'll Sell You a Dog (2016).
His fourth novel, I Don't Expect Anyone to Believe Me, won the Herralde Prize.
He has lived in Mexico and Brazil, and currently resides in Spain with his wife and two children.
Life
Villalobos was born in Guadalajara, Mexico, in 1973. He lived in Barcelona, Spain, for eight years, before moving to Brazil. In 2014, he moved back to Barcelona.
He studied marketing and Spanish literature. He has worked in market research and published travel stories, as well as literary and film criticism.
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