Premio Planeta de Novela (Planeta Novel Prize)
1 appearances
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Edition 5 (1956) Winner
Carmen Kurtz
カルメン・クルツ
Carmen Kurtz
Aliases:
Carmen de Rafael Marés
Pen Names:
Pedro Kurtz（Wrote under her husband's name）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1911-09-18 （Barcelona, Spain）
- Died
- 1999-02-05 （Barcelona, Spain） age 87
- Nationality
- Spain
- Languages
- Spanish, Catalan, English
- Residence History
- Barcelona (birthplace and final residence) → France (lived from 1935) → United Kingdom (part of education)
Career
- Occupations
- writer, novelist, children's author
- Active Years
- 1955-1999
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | — | — | — | United Kingdom (part of education) |
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Country:
United Kingdom (part of education)
Received part of her education in the United Kingdom; specific institution and degree unknown
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | Barcelona City Award | Sleep under the water | — | City of Barcelona | 受賞 |
| 1956 | Premio Planeta | The Unknown (El desconocido) | — | Planeta | 受賞 |
| 1963 | Café Gijón Prize (finalist) | In the Dark | — | Café Gijón | 最終候補 |
| 1964 | Color Lazarillo Award | Fire | — | Lazarillo | 受賞 |
| 1975 | Barbastro City Award | Candida pigeons | — | City of Barbastro | 受賞 |
| 1980 | Hans Christian Andersen Award (Spain's official candidate) | — | — | Spanish selection committee | 候補 |
| 1980 | CCEI Prize | VEVA | — | CCEI / VEVA | 受賞 |
Barcelona City Award
1954
Work:
Sleep under the water
Organization:
City of Barcelona
Result:
受賞
Premio Planeta
1956
Work:
The Unknown (El desconocido)
Organization:
Planeta
Result:
受賞
Café Gijón Prize (finalist)
1963
Work:
In the Dark
Organization:
Café Gijón
Result:
最終候補
Color Lazarillo Award
1964
Work:
Fire
Organization:
Lazarillo
Result:
受賞
Barbastro City Award
1975
Work:
Candida pigeons
Organization:
City of Barbastro
Result:
受賞
Hans Christian Andersen Award (Spain's official candidate)
1980
Organization:
Spanish selection committee
Result:
候補
CCEI Prize
1980
Work:
VEVA
Organization:
CCEI / VEVA
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Unknown (El desconocido)
1956 Adult prose fiction / NovelOne of Carmen Kurtz's notable adult novels, dealing with themes of identity and self-awareness; academically discussed for its intertextual and autotextual elements.
identityselfhoodcross-cultural experience
Óscar series (Cosmonaut Óscar)
1962 Children's literatureA children's series featuring a boy named Óscar and his pet goose Kina. In 'Cosmonaut Óscar' Óscar travels in a dream to other planets, enabling the author to explore topical social themes in a surprisingly forward-thinking way for its time.
adventureimaginationsocial themes
Bibliography
- Sleep under the water (1955)
- The Unknown (El desconocido, 1956)
- Cosmonaut Óscar (1962)
- In the Dark (1963)
- Fire (1964)
- Candida pigeons (1975)
- VEVA (1980)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Clear, accessible proseFlexibility between children's and adult fictionBlend of realism and fantastical elements
- Recurring Motifs
- travel and cross-cultural experienceschildhood perspectivesearch for identity
Legacy
Carmen Kurtz was a Spanish writer active from the 1950s through the 1980s, producing both children's and adult fiction. Her Óscar children's books introduced socially topical themes and hold an important place in Spanish children's literature. She received multiple national literary awards and was Spain's candidate for the Hans Christian Andersen Award, reflecting international recognition.
Trivia
- Birth name Carmen de Rafael Marés.
- Wrote under her husband's surname, Pedro Kurtz.
- Her husband is reported to have spent two years in a concentration camp during World War II.
- Selected as Spain's official candidate for the Hans Christian Andersen Award in 1980.