JOAQUÍN BERGES

Joaquín Berges was born in 1965 in Zaragoza, where he took a degree in Spanish Language. He first became known for El club de los estrellados (The Club of the Smashed), a surprisingly nimble and fresh first novel in which he showed himself to be a magnificent storyteller. It won him the admiration of critics and readers and the Premio a la Mejor Opera Prima en Español 2009 at the Festival du Premier Roman in Chambéry, France. Vive como puedas (Live As Best You Can) is open in its nod to the freewheeling and unconventional family in Frank Capra’s famous comedy and in its homage to classic screwball comedies.