Work & Activities

From 1976 to 1978, he wrote texts for "Pepa Loba".
In 1983, he was awarded "Galicia" Literature Prize for "Caixón desastre" (University of Santiago, second edition in "Edicións Xerais", Vigo).
In 1986, he published "Polaroid", which was awarded “Galicia” Critic Prize ("Edicións Xerais", 7th edition).
In 1988, he published "Land Rover" (Edic. Xerais, 7th edition), both in Spanish and French ("Edicións Xerais" 7th edition / "Ediciones B", Barcelona / "Rivages", Paris).
In 1990, he published "Ambulancia", ("Edic. Xerais", 8th edition); in Spanish, "Ediciones B", Barcelona. In Greece (2003).
He also published "F.M.", a selection of journalistic texts about art, politics and culture (Edicións Positivas", Santiago de Compostela) and "(Unha memoria da esquerda nacionalista) Camilo Nogueira e outras voces", a study about the evolution of the Galician left (Edic. Xerais) in 1991 and "Unha pouca cinza", texts about Santiago de Compostela (Edit. Compostela, 1992).
In 1993, he published "Tic - Tac", which was awarded the Spanish Critic Prize and "Arzobispo San Clemente" Prize. In Galician and Spanish ("Ediciones B") and in Dutch (Edit. "Balance").
"A sombra cazadora", (Edicións Xerais, December 1994). 12th edition. (In Spanish "Ediciones B"; in Portuguese "Don Quixote"; in Catalan "Columna"). In "Alfaguara xuvenil", 2003.
Film rights transferred to "Continental Producciones".
"Unha rosa é unha rosa (unha comedia de medo)" 1996, 5th edition in Edic. Xerais. It was written for "Teatro do Noroeste" and performed in 1995-96.
"Conta saldada", 5th edition, "Alfaguara / Obradoiro" in Galician / 8th edition in Alfaguara Juvenil in Spanish / Alfaguara in Catalan (1996). The film rights were transferred to "Continental Producciones".
"Parado na tormenta", literary essays, Galaxia (1996).
"Calzados Lola", 4th edition in Ed. Xerais in Galician; "Ediciones B" and "Círculo de Lectores" in Spanish (1997).
"La flecha amarilla", travel book with pictures by Xurxo Lobato, El País / Aguilar (1998).
"Círculo", libro de relatos, 2nd edition in Ed. Xerais, adapted to theatre by “Teatro do Adro” in 2000.
"Non volvas", awarded the Spanish Critic Prize (April 2000). (4th edition in Ed. Xerais / in Ediciones B and "Círculo de Lectores" in Spanish (2001).
"El pueblo de la niebla / O País da brétema (Unha viaxe no tempo pola cultura celta)", literary essays about the Celtic culture and literature in Galician and Spanish, El País / Aguilar (2000).
"A carreira do salmón", an anthology of writings in press, lectures and unpublished, Edicións Xerais (December 2001).
"13 Badaladas", Edicións Xerais (4th edition, April 2002). "Trece Campanadas", in Seix Barral (4th edition, September 2002), in "Círculo de lectores" (2002). The next edition will be in French and Catalan. It was adapted to cinema by "Continental" and directed by Xavier Villaverde. It was first performed in November 2002.
"Servicio de Urxencias", a book with the script of a TV series, Edic. Xerais, 2nd edition (June 2002).
"Nunca máis", Ed. Xerais, 2003 (5th ed.). Edit. Península (5th edition) and Edit. Ara Llibres (2nd ed.).
"Morgún (Lobo Máxico)". Ed. Xerais, 2nd edition (2003) and Ediciones S.M. (2004).
"Ten que doer: Literatura e identidade”, essays about art and literature, Edic. Xerais (2004).
"Españois todos", Ed. Xerais (2004), Ed. Península (2004) and Edit. Bromera (2005).
"Outra idea de España", Xerais, Ed. Península and Edit. Bromera (2005).
"Home sen nome", Xerais, Lumen and Bromera (2006).
"Madera de Zapatero", Ed. RBA / “Madeira de Zapateiro”, Xerais (2007).
"Outra Galiza", Ed. Xerais (2008). “Max” Prize to the best lyrics in Galician and two “Max” Prizes to adapted theatre texts.
From April 2000 to March 2003, he held the blog "Botelha ao mar".