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This chapter is called Perfectly On Purpose and it details all the moments that took me from Single Mum to Spanish expat and everything I learned along the way. These are the lessons you can apply, they changed my life.
- Fernando Aramburu
- Najat El Hachmi
- Luz Gabas
- Sara Mesa
- Sergio Del Molino
- Antonio Munoz Molina
- Rosa Montero
- Arturo Perez-Reverte
Fernando Aramburu is the most widely read Basque writer of all time, largely thanks to his 2016 masterpiece "Patria." In the novel, Aramburu tells a story about how terrorist actions by the Basque separatist group ETAdestroys two families in the Spanish Basque Country. The book sold more than 1.2 million copies, was translated into 34 languages and...
Born in Morocco in 1979, Najat El Hachmi came to Catalonia when she was 8 years old. In her award-winning books, the author explores what it feels like to belong to two worlds. Many of her novels are autobiographical and focus on young women from immigrant familieswho grow up under religious and cultural constraints. In their search for freedom, th...
Luz Gabas won this year's Planeta Prize, the most prestigious literary award in the Spanish-speaking world, for her book "Lejos de Luisiana" ("Far from Louisiana"). Set in the 18th century, the novel tells the love story between a Native American and a French woman in Louisiana. Parts of what is now the US state were under Spanish control at the ti...
Sara Mesa, born in Madrid in 1976, began her literary career writing poetry. She later discovered her enthusiasm for short stories and novels. Her stories focus on deep interpersonal relationships, including family relationships which she explores in her 2022 novel "La familia." Mesa dissects human behavior, tracing the wounds and contradictions of...
Spain's literary scene is dominated by two cities: Madrid and Barcelona. Many regions suffer from rural exodus, a phenomenon which author and journalist Sergio del Molino described as "empty Spain" in his publication of the same name: "La Espana vacía" (2016). In this novel, the 43-year-old initiated a debate about the problem of depopulation and t...
With 15 novels, some of which have been made into films, Antonio Munoz Molina is one of Spain's literary heavyweights and one of the country's most internationally successful writers. Growing up in rural Andalucia in the 1950s, he defied his father's wishes that he should continue to work in agriculture, and instead became a writer — much to the de...
Rosa Montero began writing at a young age, when, due to a bout with tuberculosis, she could do little else but read — write her own stories. Born in Madrid, she was one of the first Spanish women to write about feminist issuesin the 1970s. Her nonfiction book "Historias de mujeres" ("Stories of Women") (1995) contains 15 portraits of women, from Fr...
Arturo Perez-Reverte is one of the most popular writers in Spain. In what seems to be almost inexhaustible productivity, the former journalist writes one bestseller after another. His books have been translated worldwide, with some having been successfully filmed several times and adapted for comics. His greatest success is the series about the fea...
Dec 27, 2019 · Get on your way to mastering Spanish literature with our list of the ten most significant Spanish authors you should know.
This is a list of writers, including novelists, essayists, poets, playwrights, and journalists, who were born in Spain or whose writings are closely associated with that country.
Spanish literature, the body of literary works produced in Spain. Such works fall into three major language divisions: Castilian, Catalan, and Galician. This article provides a brief historical account of each of these three literatures and examines the emergence of major genres.
Sep 1, 2024 · What is Spanish literature? Spanish literature refers to written or spoken material produced in Spain, encompassing a range of genres from epic poetry and plays to novels and essays. It reflects the rich history, culture, and diverse influences of the Spanish people.
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Mar 28, 2008 · Nineteenth-century Spanish women writers were hampered by limited access to the means of production coupled with a reigning attitude that a woman’s mission was to service and strengthen the family unit by working within the confines of the domestic sphere.
