Macarena Santos i Torres, (born 8 April 1970) is a Spanish writer who writes under the name "Care Santos". She writes in both Catalan and Spanish languages, for both young and adult readers.

Biography

Care Santos studied law and Spanish

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at the

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. She started her career as a journalist at ''

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'' and later worked for the papers ''

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'' and '' El Mundo''. In 1995, Santos was recognized for her first book, a collection of novels with the title ''Cuentos cítricos''. Her next books were ''Trigal con cuervos'' and ''Los ojos del lobo''.

Awards and honors

* In 2007, her book ''Dissection'' received the Carmen Conde Women's Poetry Award, * She was nominated for a for ''La muerte de Venus''. The latter book was translated into several languages. * In 2013, she won the Joaquim Ruyra Award for best youth book for her work ''No em preguntis qui. sóc.'' * On 20 January 2014, Care Santos was awarded the Premi de les Lletres Catalanes Ramon Llull Award for the book ''Desig de xocolata'', which was released on 6 March 2014. * In 2017, she was awarded the

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Selected works

*''El tango del perdedor'' (1997) *''Trigal con cuervos'' (1999) *''Aprender a huir'' (2000) *''La muerte de Kurt Cobain'' (1997) *''Okupada'' (1997) *''Te diré quién eres'' (1997) *''La ruta del huracán'' (1999) *''Krysis'' (2001) *''Operación Virgo'' (2002) *''Laluna.com'' (2003) *''Los ojos del lobo'' (2004) *''El circuito de Montecarlo'' (2005) *''El anillo de Irina'' (2005) *''El dueño de las sombras'' (2006) *''La muerte de Venus'' (2007) *''Habitaciones cerradas'' (2012) ,

Works in English

*''Desire for chocolate'', translator Julie Wark, Richmond, Surrey Alma Books, 2016. , *''Dissection'', translator

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, New York: A Midsummer Nights Press, 2014. ,

References

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