Laia Jufresa
Laia Jufresa holds a BA from La Sorbonne University, and is the author of the short stories collection El esquinista (FETA, 2014) and the novel Umami (Literatura Random House, 2015). Umami was chosen as the best first novel in Spanish at the 2016 First Novel Festival in Chambéry, France, it was the recipient of a PEN Translates Award and a finalist of The Best Translated Book Award 2017. Laia's work has been featured in several anthologies as well as magazines such as Letras Libres, Pen Atlas,...See more
Laia Jufresa holds a BA from La Sorbonne University, and is the author of the short stories collection El esquinista (FETA, 2014) and the novel Umami (Literatura Random House, 2015). Umami was chosen as the best first novel in Spanish at the 2016 First Novel Festival in Chambéry, France, it was the recipient of a PEN Translates Award and a finalist of The Best Translated Book Award 2017. Laia's work has been featured in several anthologies as well as magazines such as Letras Libres, Pen Atlas, and Words Without Borders. See less
Laia Jufresa's Featured Books