Sílvia Soler i Guasch (born 1961) is a
Spanish
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writer and journalist who writes in
Catalan
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. In 2013, her novel ''L’estiu que comença'' was awarded the
Ramon Llull Novel Award
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.
Early life and education
Sílvia Soler i Guasch was born on 5 October,
1961, in
Figueres
Figueres (, ; , es, Figueras, ) is the capital of the ''comarca'' of Alt Empordà, in the province of Girona, Catalonia, Spain.
The town is the birthplace of artist Salvador Dalí, and houses the Teatre-Museu Gala Salvador Dalí, a large museu ...
.
Her mother is the writer Carme Guasch,
her brother the journalist
Toni Soler i Guasch
Toni Soler i Guasch (born June 4, 1965, Figueres) is a Spanish journalist, television producer and writer.
Career
With a degree in Contemporary History, he is the creator of the TV show ''Polònia'', on air in Catalan public television channel ...
.
She has a degree in
information science
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.
Career
As a journalist, Soler has worked for the radio, press, and television. She has written for such newspapers as ''
Avui
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''Avui' ...
'', ''Punt Diari'' and ''Presència.''
With time, she began to put more focus on book writing.
Soler has written over twenty books, chiefly novels.
Her fiction debut, ''Semblava de vidre'' (1984), won the Recull award.
She is also the recipient of premi Fiter i Rossell for ''Mira’m als ulls''
and the
Prudenci Bertrana Prize
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, ...
for ''Petons de diumenge''.
In 2013, Soler was awarded the Ramon Llull Novel Award for ''L’estiu que comença'',
a novel about a fifty years long friendship between a man and a woman.
Soler's novel ''39+1. L’edat en què una dona sap que l’home de la seva vida és ella mateixa'' (2005) was adapted for television.
Works
Fiction
* ''Semblava de vidre'',1984
* ''Arriben els ocells de nit'', 1985
* ''Ramblejar'', 1992
* ''El centre exacte de la nit'', 1992
* ''El son dels volcans'', 1999
* ''L’arbre de Judes'', 2001
* ''Mira’m als ulls'', 2004
* ''39+1. L’edat en què una dona sap que l’home de la seva vida és ella mateixa'', 2005
* ''39+1+1: Enamorar-se és fàcil, si saps com'', 2007
* ''Petons de diumenge'', 2008
* ''Una família fora de sèrie'', 2010
* ''Un creuer fora de sèrie'', 2012
* ''Bàsquet, scrabble i tu'', 2012 (young adult fiction written with son, Ferran Muñoz)
* ''L’estiu que comença'', 2013
* ''Un any i mig'', 2015
* ''Els vells amics'', 2017
* ''Rellotges de sol'', 2018
* ''El fibló'', 2019
* ''Nosaltres, després'', 2021
Non-fiction
* ''Àngel Casas Show: anecdotari secret'', 1983
* ''El gust de ser mare'', 2004
References
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Women writers from Catalonia
Journalists from Catalonia
Novelists from Catalonia
Catalan-language writers
20th-century Spanish women writers
21st-century Spanish women writers
People from Figueres
Living people
1961 births