On this page you will find the bibliographical details of a number of Spanish language books on Vampires, Vampirism and related subjects. Not to complicate things, we will also use this page to list books in the Catalan language. In case you happen to know about other interesting titles, and have details on where I can find or order them, please be sure to let me know. Your help will be much appreciated.
anon :
"Langenscheidt Praktisches Wörterbuch Spanisch" [no date]
Langenscheidt, Berlin and München, Germany, no date - pp.576
ISBN: 3 468 73059 4
Once again, now where would we be without a dictionary ? I know, this is a rather modest and minimal one. And I will probably try to find myself something better one day. Then again, it is a rare thing for me to read or translate Spanish. Plus there is the complicating circumstance that Spanish and Catelan appear to be two languages that have a lot in common, but are also quite different. And many (possibly most) of Spain's vampire researchers seem to come from the Catelan area.
Miguel G. Aracil [b.1955] :
"Vampiros - Mito y Realidad de los No-Muertos" [2002]
Editorial EDAF, Madrid, Spain, 2003 -
pp.190
ISBN: 84 414 1242 1
This is a rather interesting book without a doubt. Apart from the usual material that we could more easily have found elsewhere, there is the 3rd part of this book, which consists of two chapters. The first one is about vampirism in Spain, and the other (rather shocking) chapter is about the so-called "Sacamantecas". This is the kind of book that we need. New material about European vampirism. Preferably (as in this case) well researched and written by a local expert. Can we have some more, please ?
Luis García Chapinal :
"Vampirismo - Entre la Realidad y la Leyenda" [2000]
Eride Editorial, Madrid, Spain, 2003 -
pp.160
ISBN: 84 89995 42 7
Let us just say that - to me - the ghost of Montague Summers appears to be heavily present in large parts of this book. Having said that, I will be happy to admit that there are quite a few interesting bits and pieces as well.
Martí Fló, Valentin Ferrán Redero & Jordi Ardanuy Baró :
"Vampiros: Magia postúma dentro y fuera de España" [1994]
Luna Negra Ediciones, Barcelona, Spain, 1994 - pp.182
Interesting little book that I have finally managed to get hold of. To me, the most fascinating part without a doubt is Jordi Ardanuy's chapter about "Vampirismo en España". The bibliography also features some further titles that sound of interest.
Juan Gomez-Alonso [b.1945] :
"Los Vampiros a la Luz de la Medicina" [1995]
Neuropress S.L., Vigo, Spain, 1995 - pp.206
ISBN: 84 605 2916 9
An original and interesting book written by a medical specialist from Galicia who investigates the possible link between vampires and rabies.
Renzo Vitallini (pseud. of Miguel Giménez Saurina) :
"Brujas, Hombres-Lobo y Vampiros" [2002]
Grupo Editorial GRM, Barcelona, Spain, 2002 - pp.158
ISBN: 84 96020 1903
© 2008 by Rob Brautigam - NL - Last update 28 October 2008