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José Miguel Vilar-Bou
José Miguel Vilar-Bou (born April 5, 1979, Alfafar, Valencia) is a contemporary Spanish novelist, short story writer, and journalist, specializing in horror fiction, science-fiction and fantasy. His work has been awarded with several prizes in literary competitions. His novel ''Alarido de Dios'' 'The Cry of God''was a finalist for the Awards Celsius 2010 and his short story "El laberinto de la araña" The Spider's Labyrinth"received in the same year the Nocte Award for the best Spanish horror story. In the Spanish ''Historia natural de los cuentos de miedo'' 'Natural History of the Weird Tales'' because of the "expeditious and accurate in its proposal", critic José L. Fernández Arellano mentioned this author's story "La luz encendida" as leading among the young writers' of the genre of horror in Spain. Biography Vilar-Bou has lived in Italy, Belgium, Serbia, and London. As a journalist he has worked for several magazines and media, especially in the fields of events and curr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valencia (Spain)
Valencia ( va, València) is the capital of the autonomous community of Valencia and the third-most populated municipality in Spain, with 791,413 inhabitants. It is also the capital of the province of the same name. The wider urban area also comprising the neighbouring municipalities has a population of around 1.6 million, constituting one of the major urban areas on the European side of the Mediterranean Sea. It is located on the banks of the Turia, on the east coast of the Iberian Peninsula, at the Gulf of Valencia, north of the Albufera lagoon. Valencia was founded as a Roman colony in 138 BC. Islamic rule and acculturation ensued in the 8th century, together with the introduction of new irrigation systems and crops. Aragonese Christian conquest took place in 1238, and so the city became the capital of the Kingdom of Valencia. The city's population thrived in the 15th century, owing to trade with the rest of the Iberian Peninsula, Italian ports and other locations ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
