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Alejandro Gándara

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Alejandro Gándara

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1957 (Santander, Cantabria)
Nationality
Spain
Languages
Spanish
Residence History
Santander, Cantabria → Madrid

Career

Occupations
writer, university professor, journalist
Active Years
1979-2024
Affiliations
Complutense University

Education

Complutense University
political science and sociology
Country: Spain

Awards

Premio Ignacio Aldecoa
1979
Work: short stories
Result: winner
Premio Nadal
Work: Ciegas esperanzas
Result: winner
Premio Herralde
Work: Últimas noticias de nuestro mundo
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

La media distancia

1984 novel
Translations
  • English, German, Italian, among others

Legacy

Spanish writer who won the Premio Nadal and Premio Herralde. Teaches at Complutense University and contributes to newspapers like El País and El Mundo.