Mercedes Castro Díaz (born 1972 in
Ferrol Ferrol may refer to:
Places
* Ferrol (comarca), a coastal region in A Coruña, Galicia, Spain
* Ferrol, Spain, industrial city and naval station in Galicia, Spain
** Racing de Ferrol, an association football club
* Ferrol, Romblon, municipality in ...
, La Coruña, Spain) is a Spanish writer.
Biography
She graduated in Law from the
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
The Autonomous University of Madrid ( es, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid; UAM), commonly known as simply la Autónoma, is a Spanish public university located in Madrid, Spain. The university was founded in 1968 alongside the Autonomous Universi ...
and worked as a book editor.
Her first novel, ''Y punto,'' (2008,
Alfaguara
Alfaguara is a Spanish-language publishing house that serves markets in Latin America, Spain and the United States. It was founded by the Spanish writer and Nobel prize winner Camilo José Cela.
History and profile
Alfaguara was established in ...
) was written over a period of nine years, and received some thirty rave reviews. She believes that women are better able to create crime novels because they are more attentive to the details and psychological profiles of the characters. The author considers that this novel does not belong to the detective genre, and prefers that it be included within contemporary narrative, without ascription to a specific genre. This novel was distinguished as "Best First Opera in Spanish" by the Festival of First Novel of Chambéry (France).
His second novel, ''Mantis'' (2010, Alfaguara), published two years later, is a thriller that mixes psychological intrigue and gothic novel. It was included in the list of the 10 best novels of the year by the literary critic Ricardo Senabre for the supplement El Cultural of the newspaper El Mundo.
Among her signed literary editions are a critical edition of
Benito Pérez Galdós
Benito Pérez Galdós (May 10, 1843 – January 4, 1920) was a Spanish Spanish Realist literature, realist novelist. He was the leading literary figure in 19th-century Spain, and some scholars consider him second only to Miguel de Cervantes ...
' "Trafalgar" (2001), and "Antología poética de Rosalía de Castro" (2004), the first bilingual anthology of
Rosalía de Castro published. Her first published work was the collection of poems ''La niña en rebajas'' (2001).
She lives in the city of Madrid.
Novel
* ''Y punto'' (And that's it). (2008, Alfaguara)
* ''Mantis'' (2010, Alfaguara)
Critical editions
* Trafalgar, by
Benito Pérez Galdós
Benito Pérez Galdós (May 10, 1843 – January 4, 1920) was a Spanish Spanish Realist literature, realist novelist. He was the leading literary figure in 19th-century Spain, and some scholars consider him second only to Miguel de Cervantes ...
(2001, Edaf), edition and prologue.
* Poetic Anthology by
Rosalía de Castro (2004, Edaf), bilingual edition and translation (Galician-Spanish).
Poetry
La niña en rebajas (2001, Sociedad de Cultura Valle-Inclán de Ferrol), poetry book.
References
Interviews
* El País
La vida cotidiana en la novela policiaca
External links
Official Webblog
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Spanish women poets
Autonomous University of Madrid alumni
1972 births
Living people