- Gonzalo Lira
Infobox Writer
name = Gonzalo Lira
imagesize = 200px
caption = Gonzalo Lira in 2005
birthdate = February 29, 1968
birthplace = Burbank, California
occupation = Novelist, Film Director
nationality = Chilean American
period = 1998 to present
genre = Action thrillerGonzalo Lira (born February 29, 1968, in Burbank, California) is an American
novelist andfilmmaker .The child of Gonzalo and Isabel Lira, he grew up in the
San Fernando Valley ,New York , andMiami , as well asGuayaquil ,Ecuador , before completing high school atSt. George’s College in Santiago, Chile, in 1985. After working as an English teacher for several years and travelling throughout South America, he attendedDartmouth College in 1991, graduating with honors in 1995, with a degree in history and philosophy. He is a descendant ofJosé Miguel Carrera , the first president of Chile.On graduation, he moved to Los Angeles, where he unsuccessfully pursued a career in television writing before turning to fiction. His first novel, a commercial thriller, "
Counterparts ", was published in 1997. His first Spanish language novel, a highly experimental coming-of-age story, "Tomáh Errázurih ", was published in 1998.After moving to lower Manhattan in 1998, Lira wrote, produced and directed a comic short film, "So Kinky", before writing his next book, "
Acrobat " (2002). The novel was subsequently purchased byMiramax , to be turned into a motion picture. In 2002, Lira moved to Chile, to begin writing and producing Spanish language feature films. In 2006, Lira completed the film "Catalina’s Kidnapping ", a Spanish-language thriller.Novels
* "
Counterparts " (G.P. Putnam Sons, New York, NY: 1998. ISBN 978-0-399-14312-0.)
* "Tomáh Errázurih " (Grijalbo Mondadori, Santiago, Chile: 1997. ISBN 978-956-258-057-1.)
* "Acrobat " (St. Martin's Press, New York, NY: 2002. ISBN 978-0-312-28694-1.)
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