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Tigre Juan Award
The Tigre Juan Award ( es, Premio Tigre Juan, links=no) is a Spanish literary award created in 1977 in honor of the novel ''Tigre Juan. El curandero de su honra'' by Ramón Pérez de Ayala. It is awarded to the best narrative work in Spanish published in the preceding year. It has had different sponsors: the founders, the Cervantes Bookstore, the Asturian Center, the City Council of Oviedo (1986–2009) and the Tribuna Ciudadana cultural association. History The award was conceived with the aim of rewarding the best unpublished novella – regardless of whether the author was established or unknown – with input from Oviedo cultural figures such as , Juan Benito Argüelles, , , Belarmino Álvarez Otero, Jaime Herrero, and Pepe Grossi (who all joined the Tribuna Ciudadana cultural association which was instituted three years later). It was presented for the first time at the Tigre Juan pub, located at Calle Mon No. 16, a meeting place for artists in the old area of Oviedo that was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oviedo
Oviedo (; ast, Uviéu ) is the capital city of the Principality of Asturias in northern Spain and the administrative and commercial centre of the region. It is also the name of the municipality that contains the city. Oviedo is located approximately southwest of Gijón and south of Avilés, both of which lie on the shoreline of the Bay of Biscay. Oviedo's proximity to the ocean of less than in combination with its elevated position with areas of the city more than 300 metres above sea level causes the city to have a maritime climate, in spite of its not being located on the shoreline itself. History The Kingdom of Asturias began in 720, with the Visigothic aristocrat Pelagius's (685–737) revolt against the Muslims who at the time were occupying most of the Iberian Peninsula. The Moorish invasion that began in 711 had taken control of most of the peninsula, until the revolt in the northern mountains by Pelagius. The resulting Kingdom of Asturias, located in an ec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imma Monsó
Imma Monsó (born in 1959 in Lleida, Catalonia) is a Spanish fiction writer. Monsó is known mainly for her humorous and poignant novels and for blending an absurdist wit with a profound tenderness for her very singular characters. Monso is graduated from University of Barcelona, Spain and Caen University in France. She is a high-school teacher and writes for the main Spanish and Catalan newspapers like '' El País'' and ''La Vanguardia''. All her literary works has been translated into Spanish, and most of them to several languages. She has received numerous awards for her literary works. Published works Novels *''No se sap mai (One never knows)'' (1996) *''Com unes vacances (Like a holiday)'' (1998) *''Tot un caràcter (A total character)'' (2000) *''Un home de paraula (A man with a word)'' (2006) *''La dona veloç'' (2012) *''La mestra i la Bèstia'' (2023) Short story and essay collections *Marxem, papà, aquí no ens hi volen. (Go on, daddy, we’re not welcome here)(200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuri Herrera
Yuri Herrera (born 1970) is a Mexican political scientist, editor, and contemporary writer. He currently teaches at Tulane University in New Orleans. Biography Yuri Herrera studied Political Science at the National Autonomous University of Mexico, obtained a master's degree in Creative Writing at the University of Texas, El Paso and a Ph.D., 2009, in Hispanic Language and Literature at the University of California, Berkeley. He is the editor of the literary magazine ''El perro'' and a Mellow Postdoctoral Fellow at Tulane University. His first novel, ''Trabajos del reino'', won the 2004 Premio Binacional de Novela Joven. The novel was also published in Spain (Periférica, 2008) and won the Premio Otras Voces, Otros Ámbitos, being considered the best work of fiction published in Spain by a jury of 100 people, including editors, journalists and cultural critics. Elena Poniatowska characterised his prose as "stunning" and the novel as an entrance "to the golden gate of Mexican l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marta Sanz
Marta Sanz Pastor (born 1967, Madrid) is a Spanish writer. Her work includes the novels ''Susana y los viejos'' (nominated for the Premio Nadal Premio Nadal is a Spanish literary prize awarded annually by the publishing house Ediciones Destino, part of Planeta. It has been awarded every year on 6 January since 1944. The Josep Pla Award for Catalan literature is given at the same ceremo ...), ''Daniela Astor y la caja negra'' (winner of the Premio Juan Tigre and the Premio Calamo), ''Los mejores tiempos'' (winner of the Premio Ojo Crítico de Narrativa). and most recently ''Farandula'' which won the 2015 Premio Herralde. She is also a noted poet; among her notable works is the award-winning collection ''Vintage''. References Spanish women writers 1967 births Living people {{spain-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mario Martín Gijón
Mario Martín Gijón (born 1979 in Villanueva de la Serena, Spain) is a Spanish writer, poet and literary critic. He holds a PhD in Spanish Philology and has taught at the Philipps University of Marburg (Germany) and the Masaryk University in Brno (Czech Republic). He currently teaches at the University of Extremadura (Spain). He regularly contributes to literary reviews such as ''Clarín'', ''Quimera'' and '' Cuadernos Hispanoamericanos'', as well as writing a weekly column for ''El Periódico Extremadura ''El Periódico Extremadura'' (originally ''Extremadura'') is a Spanish-language daily newspaper. Founded in 1923, it is published in Cáceres, Spain. It is part of the Grupo Zeta. It is along ''Hoy'' one of the two major newspapers in the autono ....'' In 2009 he received the Gerardo Diego Prize for Literary Research for his book ''José Herrera Petere en el surrealismo, la guerra y el destierro''; in 2011, the Amado Alonso Prize for Literary Criticism for ''La patria i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Óscar Esquivias
Óscar Esquivias (born 28 June 1972 in Burgos, Castile and León, Spain) is a Spanish short-story writer, poet and novelist. Biography He studied at the University of Burgos. He was director of the literature magazine ''Calamar, revista de creación'' (1999-2002). His first novel, ''El suelo bendito'' ( Award Ateneo Joven of Seville) was published in 2000. The trilogy of novels composed of ''Inquietud en el Paraíso'' (2005), ''La ciudad del Gran Rey'' (2006) and ''Viene la noche'' (2007) shows his personal vision of Dante's ''Divine Comedy''. He published a collection of short stories, ''Pampanitos verdes'', many of which contained homosexual characters and themes. He is currently a member of the Academy of Fine Arts and History 'Institución Fernán González'. In December 2022, together with the photographer Asís G. Ayerbe, he founded the magazine ''Mirlo'', dedicated to photography and literature. Works Novels *''Étienne el Traidor'' (2008) *''Viene la noche'' (20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Óscar Calavia
Oscar or Oskar is a masculine given name of Irish origin. Etymology The name is derived from two elements in Irish: the first, ''os'', means "deer"; the second element, ''car'', means "loving" or "friend", thus "deer-loving one" or "friend of deer". The name is borne by a character in Irish mythology—Oscar, grandson of Fionn Mac Cumhaill, and refers to his descent from his grandmother, Sadhbh, who was enchanted into the form of a deer. The name was popularised in the 18th century by Scottish poet James Macpherson, creator of ' Ossianic poetry'. Today the name is associated with Scandinavia because Napoleon was an admirer of Macpherson's work and gave the name to his godson, Joseph Bernadotte, who later became Oscar I, King of Sweden. Consequently, at the time many Swedes were named Oscar. The name was given to more than a half-dozen members of Scandinavian royal houses. Oscar was the third most popular name for males born in Sweden in 2013 and is ranked 51 in terms of the most p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Esther Bendahan
Esther Bendahan Cohen (Tétouan, 1964) is a Moroccan-Spanish writer. Her Moroccan Jewish family went to Madrid when she was a child, in this city she studied Psychology and French Literature. She is the director of the television program ''Shalom'' (RTVE) and the organizer of Centro Sefarad-Israel. Books *''Soñar con Hispania'' (''Dreaming of Hispania'') (with Ester Benari), Ediciones Tantín, 2002 *''La sombra y el mar'' (''Shadow and Sea''), Morales del Coso, 2003 *''Deshojando alcachofas'' (''Putting the Leaves off Some Artichokes''), Seix Barral, 2005 *''Déjalo, ya volveremos'' (''Let It Be, We'll Come Back Some Day''), Seix Barral, 2006, where she tells her childhood and the disintegration of Moroccan Jewish communities. *''La cara de Marte'' (''Mars' Face''), Algaida, 2007. *''El secreto de la reina persa'' (''Persian Queen's Secret''), La Esfera de los Libros, 2009 *''Tratado del alma gemela'', Ediciones del Viento, 2012. Award: XXII Premio de Narrativa Gonzalo Torrente ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Europa Press (news Agency)
Europa Press is a Spanish news agency founded in 1953. It broadcasts news 24 hours a day, publishing 3,000 articles on average per day. It serves content to almost 2,000 clients, including the main Spanish media: radios; newspapers; televisions and national, autonomic and local digital media. Also, among its clients there are the High Statal Institutions, all Public Ministries, Autonomous Governments, Public Halls, Public Deputations and the rest of Public Administrations at all levels, political parties, business organizations, labor unions and the main companies and foundations. These informations -with both general and specialized character and served in text and audiovisual format- are one of the main information sources for mass media and press offices. Europa Press has headquarters in every Spanish Autonomous Community and correspondents in each provincial capital. This allows the news agency to offer a very concrete informative product from local and autonomic issues, wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raúl Argemí
Raúl Argemí (1946–present) is an Argentinean writer, resident of Buenos Aires, after 12 years living in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He is a crime writer. His work has garnered diverse awards in Spain, amongst them the Dashiell Hammett award, and it has been translated into French, Italian, Dutch, German and Greek. Biography Born in La Plata, capital of the Buenos Aires province, Argentina, Raúl Argemí had begun working early in his life in the scenic arts as an author and theatre director. In the beginning of the 1970s he was involved in the armed struggles of Argentina, joining the ranks of ERP-22 de Agosto (For further information about ERP, see People's Revolutionary Army (Argentina)). He lived underground until he was arrested in 1974. He spent the entire Argentinian military dictatorship (named by its leaders National Reorganization Process) rule incarcerated, and after the end of military rule and the return of democratic government, he was freed in 1984. At ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manuel Moyano
Manuel Moyano (born 1963) is a Spanish writer. Born in Cordoba, he grew up in Barcelona. He studied agricultural engineering at the University of Cordoba. Since 1991, he has lived in Molina de Segura in Murcia. His first book ''El amigo de Kafka'' (2001) won the Tigre Juan Award for "best debut work" and was also chosen by '' El Mundo'' as one of the best debuts of the year. Since then, he has written many other books of fiction and non-fiction. His most recent work ''El imperio de Yegorov'' was nominated for the Premio Herralde and has been translated into Dutch Dutch commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands * Dutch people () * Dutch language () Dutch may also refer to: Places * Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Pennsylvania Dutch Country People E .... Works * ''El amigo de Kafka'' (2001) * ''Dietario mágico'' (2002) * ''El oro celeste'' (2003) * ''Galería de apátridas'' (2004) * ''El lobo de Periago'' (2005) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pablo Tusset
Pablo Tusset (born 1965) is a Spanish writer. Tusset was born in Barcelona. In 2001 he published ''The Best Thing That Can Happen to a Croissant'' (original title: ''Lo mejor que le puede pasar a un cruasán''), which won the Tigre Juan Award The Tigre Juan Award ( es, Premio Tigre Juan, links=no) is a Spanish literary award created in 1977 in honor of the novel ''Tigre Juan. El curandero de su honra'' by Ramón Pérez de Ayala. It is awarded to the best narrative work in Spanish publis .... In 2006 he published his second novel, ''En el nombre del cerdo'' (''In the name of Pork''), not yet translated in English. Tusset's third novel, ''Sakamura, Corrales y los muertos rientes'' (''Sakamura, Corrales and the Smiling Dead''), was released in 2009. References 1965 births Living people Writers from Barcelona Spanish male writers {{Spain-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
