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Place of Birth: Montevideo, Montevideo Department, Uruguay
About Daniel Mella
- Daniel Mella (born Montevideo, 1976) is a Uruguayan writer.
- He published his first novel Pogo in 1997 at the age of 21, followed by two more novels in quick succession.
- He then took a decade-long break from writing, returning with the short story collection Lava which won the Bartolomé Hidalgo Award in 2013.
- His next book, the novel El Hermano Mayor was based on the death of his younger brother Alejandro in 2014.
- This too won the Bartolomé Hidalgo Award and has been translated into English by Charco Press.
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