Xandru Fernández
Xandru Fernández (born 1970 in Turón, Asturias, Spain) is an Asturian language writer. He is one of the most prolific authors of the second generation of the Surdimientu. His work currently includes seven novels, four books of poetry and two novelas, in addition to translations of works by Franz Kafka, Thomas Mann and Friedrich Nietzsche. Fernández is also known as a musical lyricist, associated with the Asturian rock group Dixebra. Life He earned a Bachelor of Philosophy from the University of Oviedo. at present he teaches philosophy Philosophy ('love of wisdom' in Ancient Greek) is a systematic study of general and fundamental questions concerning topics like existence, reason, knowledge, Value (ethics and social sciences), value, mind, and language. It is a rational an ... at the public institute of Luanco. He has won, among other awards, the Xosefa de Xovellanos prize for narratives in 1994 and 1999. He has promoted various cultural initiatives and he was a m ...
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Turón, Asturias
Turón is one of 15 parishes (administrative divisions) in Mieres, a municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ... within the province and autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Asturias, in northern Spain. Villages and hamlets References External links

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