Lola Beccaria is a Spanish writer who is based in

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Life

Beccaria was born in Ferrol in Galicia in 1963. She has a doctorate in Hispanic studies. She has written several novels which have been translated into a number of different languages. She has created a musical based on "

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" as well as some film scripts. '' The Happets'' (2010), which she wrote the script for, won Best Animated Film at the 3rd Gaudí Awards. 'Pa negre' eclipsa la nit dels Gaudí
18 January 2011. (in Catalan). ''

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''. Retrieved 5 June 2021.La tropa de trapo en el país donde siempre brilla el sol
25 October 2010. (in Spanish). ''

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''. Retrieved 5 June 2021. She has written about the bias that she has observed in the publishing industry which has been dominated by men who have chosen books by men for a male audience. In 2001 she was a runner up finalist for the

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award and in 2009 she was awarded the

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award for ''El arte de perder''.

References

Living people Spanish women writers Writers from Madrid 1963 births {{Spain-writer-stub