Maria de la Pau Janer (; born 13 January 1966 in

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) is a writer from Spain who works in Spanish and

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. She is a recipient of the

Premio Planeta de Novela The Premio Planeta de Novela is a Spanish literary prize, awarded since 1952 by the Spanish publisher Grupo Planeta to an original unpublished novel written in Spanish. It is one of about 16 literary prizes given by Planeta. Financially, it is the ...

and the

Ramon Llull Novel Award The Ramon Llull Novel Award ( es, Premio Ramon Llull de novela, links=no; ca, Premi de les Lletres Catalanes Ramon Llull, links=no) is an honor given annually to a novel originally written in Catalan. Conceived in 1981 by editor , it is awarded ...

. She got her

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degree at the University of the Balearic Islands. She is a member of the

Associació d'Escriptors en Llengua Catalana The Associació d'Escriptors en Llengua Catalana (, "Association of Writers in the Catalan Language", or "Association of Catalan-Language Writers"), also known by the acronym AELC, is a professional organisation of authors, poets, scriptwriters, tra ...

. She was married to Joan Oliver Araujo. They divorced and then she married Joan Corbella. Her father,

Gabriel Janer Manila Gabriel Janer Manila (born November 1, 1940, in Algaida, Mallorca, Spain) is a Spanish university professor, translator and writer. He is well-known across Spain for being a prolific author who has worked in almost every genre. His work has been t ...

, is also a well-known writer.

Works

*''L'hora dels eclipsis'' (1989), won Premi Andròmina *''Màrmara'' (1993), won

Premi Prudenci Bertrana The Prudenci Bertrana Prize ( ca, Premi Prudenci Bertrana, ) is a literary award for novels written in Catalan. It has been awarded annually since 1968 in honour of the Catalan author Prudenci Bertrana (1867–1941). The winner receives €42,000, ...

*''Natura d'anguila'' (1995), won Premi Carlemany *''Orient, Occident'' (1997) *''Lola'' (1999), won Premi Ramon Llull *''Las mujeres que hay en mí'' (2002) *''Pasiones romanas'' (2005), won Premio Planeta.

References

External links

*https://web.archive.org/web/20051224014703/http://www.escriptors.com/autors/janermp/ *http://www.epdlp.com/escritor.php?id=1856 Spanish women novelists Majorcan writers Short story writers from Catalonia Catalan-language writers 1966 births Living people 20th-century Spanish novelists University of the Balearic Islands alumni Spanish women short story writers 20th-century Spanish women writers 20th-century short story writers {{spain-writer-stub