Premio Azorín de Novela (Azorín Prize for Best Novel)
1 appearances
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Edition 13 (2005) Winner
Ángela Becerra Acevedo
アンヘラ・ベセラ・アセベド
Angela Becerra Acevedo
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1957-07-17 （Cali, Colombia）
- Nationality
- Colombia
- Languages
- Spanish
- Residence History
- Cali, Colombia → Bogotá, Colombia → Barcelona, Spain
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Former advertising creative director
- Active Years
- 1982-
- Influenced By
- Gabriel García Márquez
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Communication and Advertising Design | — | — | — | Colombia |
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Communication and Advertising Design
Year of Graduation:
1982
Country:
Colombia
Graduated with honors
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Fernando Lara Novel Award | Algún día, hoy (Algún día) | — | Editorial Planeta / Fundación José Manuel Lara | 受賞 |
| 2009 | Premio Planeta - Casa de América | Ella que todo lo tuvo | — | Casa de América / Editorial Planeta | 受賞 |
| 2005 | Premio Azorín | El penúltimo sueño | — | Premio Azorín organization | 受賞 |
| 2004 | Chicago Latin American Literary Award (BookExpo America) | De Los Amores Negados | Best Romantic Novel | Chicago Latin Literary Awards (BookExpo America) | 受賞 |
| 2005 | Chicago Latin American Literary Award (BookExpo America) | El penúltimo sueño | Best Romantic Novel | Chicago Latin Literary Awards (BookExpo America) | 受賞 |
| 2007 | Chicago Latin American Literary Award (BookExpo America) | Lo que le falta al tiempo | Best Mystery Novel | Chicago Latin Literary Awards (BookExpo America) | 受賞 |
| 2007 | Chicago Latin American Literary Award (BookExpo America) | Lo que le falta al tiempo | Best Romantic Novel | Chicago Latin Literary Awards (BookExpo America) | 受賞 |
| 2005 | Colombian Award for Best Fiction Book | El penúltimo sueño | — | Colombian literary award | 受賞 |
Fernando Lara Novel Award
2019
Work:
Algún día, hoy (Algún día)
Organization:
Editorial Planeta / Fundación José Manuel Lara
Result:
受賞
Premio Planeta - Casa de América
2009
Work:
Ella que todo lo tuvo
Organization:
Casa de América / Editorial Planeta
Result:
受賞
Premio Azorín
2005
Work:
El penúltimo sueño
Organization:
Premio Azorín organization
Result:
受賞
Chicago Latin American Literary Award (BookExpo America)
2004
Work:
De Los Amores Negados
Category:
Best Romantic Novel
Organization:
Chicago Latin Literary Awards (BookExpo America)
Result:
受賞
Chicago Latin American Literary Award (BookExpo America)
2005
Work:
El penúltimo sueño
Category:
Best Romantic Novel
Organization:
Chicago Latin Literary Awards (BookExpo America)
Result:
受賞
Chicago Latin American Literary Award (BookExpo America)
2007
Work:
Lo que le falta al tiempo
Category:
Best Mystery Novel
Organization:
Chicago Latin Literary Awards (BookExpo America)
Result:
受賞
Chicago Latin American Literary Award (BookExpo America)
2007
Work:
Lo que le falta al tiempo
Category:
Best Romantic Novel
Organization:
Chicago Latin Literary Awards (BookExpo America)
Result:
受賞
Colombian Award for Best Fiction Book
2005
Work:
El penúltimo sueño
Organization:
Colombian literary award
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
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Edition 3 (2009) Winner
Works
Major Works
Alma Abierta
2001 PoetryA collection of poems dealing with human conflicts in maturity, containing early poems.
loveselfmaturity
De los amores negados
2003 Novel (Romantic)Set in the imaginary city of Garmendia del Viento, a story about the anxieties of love and time.
lovetimeloss
El penúltimo sueño
2005 Novel (Love story)A grand love story between Barcelona and Cannes where two lovers face many obstacles and a surprising ending.
lovefatememory
Lo que le falta al tiempo
2007 Novel (Mystery / Romantic)Set in Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Paris, about a painter and a student and a hidden secret that can change art's course.
lovesecretsart
Amor con A
2008 Poetry (limited edition)A limited-edition poetry collection tracing the beginning, life and death of love.
loveloss
Ella que todo lo tuvo
2009 Psychological novelA writer who stops writing after an accident creates an enigmatic character to feel alive again; a psychological novel.
identitycreationloneliness
Memorias de un sinvergüenza de siete suelas
2013 NovelSet in Seville, the life of a 21st-century Casanova is narrated during his funeral, where the dead man listens and comments.
lovedeceitrelationships
Algún día, hoy
2019 Historical-based novelBased on real events in 1920 Colombia, telling the story of Betsabé Espinal and one of the first feminist strikes.
feminismlabor movementhistory
Bibliography
- Alma Abierta (2001)
- De Los Amores Negados (2003/2004)
- El penúltimo Sueño (2005)
- Lo que le falta al tiempo (2007)
- Alma abierta y otros poemas (2008)
- Amor con A (2008)
- Ella que todo lo tuvo (2009)
- Memorias de un sinvergüenza de siete suelas (2013)
- Algún día, hoy (2019)
Translations of Works
- Translated into 23 languages and published in more than 50 countries
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Magical IdealismLyrical and emotive prose
- Recurring Motifs
- lovetimedreamsmemoryfemale autonomy
Legacy
A widely read Colombian author in the Spanish-speaking world, known as a proponent of 'Magical Idealism'. She has won multiple international literary awards and her works have been translated into many languages.
Quotes
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"I do not believe in a feminism that forces women to renounce their femininity."
Source: Europa Press (interview upon winning Fernando Lara Award) (2019)
Trivia
- Worked for many years in advertising as a creative director before dedicating herself to writing in 2000.
- Has two daughters (Ángela and María).
- Her works are reported to be translated into 23 languages and published in over 50 countries.
- Also involved in visual arts such as photography and painting according to some curators.