Never Tell Anyone Your Name

The Uruguayan protagonist has accidentally booked the wrong ticket on a train journey between France Spain and, finding s himself in the Spanish border town of Irún with eight hours to kill. He meets a Spanish girl who befriends him, but we fear her intentions are not good. This turns out to be the case. An unseen twist in the plot reveals that our protagonist is actually a vampire and turns the tables on the perpetrators. Taking advantage of the secluded spot he has been taken to, the protagonist now calmly leaves the scene, boards the midnight train for Madrid and leaves without a trace.

Narrated in a disturbing second person present tense that constantly questions the reader and with a rhythm marked by suspense and inspired by the author's own experience of booking the wrong ticket on a train journey.

Federico Ivanier is an acclaimed Uruguayan writer for young people. He haswritten over twenty books that have been published across Latin America. Onmore than one occasion, his works have been awarded the National Prize forLiterature from the Uruguayan Ministry for Education and Culture as well as thePremio Bartolomé Hidalgo, one of the country's most important literaryawards.Federico has also work occasionally as a screenwriter and teachesEnglish as a second language.

Claire Storey translates from Spanish and German into English. She specialises in literature for younger readers with a particular interest in MG and YA fiction. In 2021/22, she was given funding from Arts Council England for a translation project focusing on Young Adult Literature from Latin America. She regularly volunteers in schools to talk about careers with languages and was named Outreach Champion 2021 by the Institute of Translation and Interpreting.