Premio Nadal
1 appearances
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Edition 25 (1968) Winner
Álvaro Cunqueiro
アルヴァロ・クンケイロ
Álvaro Cunqueiro
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1911-12-22 （Mondoñedo）
- Died
- 1981-02-28 （Vigo） age 69
- Nationality
- Spain, Galician
- Languages
- Galician, Spanish
- Residence History
- Mondoñedo → Lugo → Santiago de Compostela → Ortigueira → Vigo → San Sebastián → Madrid
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Poet, Playwright, Journalist
- Active Years
- 1932-1981
- Affiliations
- Galician Writers Association, Royal Galician Academy
- Memberships
- Galician Writers Association, Royal Galician Academy
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Instituto Xeral e Técnico | — | Bachillerato | — | bachillerato | Spain |
Instituto Xeral e Técnico
Bachillerato
Period:
bachillerato
Country:
Spain
Completed secondary school
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Premio de la Crítica Española | Las crónicas del sochantre | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1968 | Premio Nadal | Un hombre que se parecía a Orestes | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1979 | Premio Frol da Auga | — | — | — | 受賞 |
Premio de la Crítica Española
1958
Work:
Las crónicas del sochantre
Result:
受賞
Premio Nadal
1968
Work:
Un hombre que se parecía a Orestes
Result:
受賞
Premio Frol da Auga
1979
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Merlín e familia
1955 NovelFantasy novel based on Arthurian legend
MythologyFamilyGalician culture
As crónicas do sochantre
1956 NovelStory of a medieval precentor
MedievalReligionHistory
Un hombre que se parecía a Orestes
1968 NovelModern adaptation of Greek mythology
MythologyFate
Bibliography
- Mar ao Norde (1932)
- Poemas do si e non (1933)
- Cantiga nova que se chama Riveira (1933)
- Dona do corpo delgado (1950)
- Merlín e familia (1955)
- Crónicas do sochantre (1956)
- O incerto señor Don Hamlet, Principe de Dinamarca (1958)
- Escola de Menciñeiros (1960)
- Si o vello Sinbad volvese ás illas (1961)
- A noite vai coma un río (1965)
- Xente de aquí e de acolá (1971)
- Os outros feirantes (1979)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Avant-GardeNeo-troubadourCulturalist
- Recurring Motifs
- MythologyGalician folkloreMedieval
Legacy
Galician literary giant; Galician Literature Day dedicated to him in 1991
In Popular Culture
- Famous quote contributing to Galician language preservation
Quotes
-
Mil primaveras máis para a lingua galega
Source: Gravestone (1981)
Trivia
- Known for stealing coats at parties in youth
- Cofounder of Partido Galeguista
- Briefly head of press for Falange in region