Premio Nadal
1 appearances
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Edition 14 (1957) Winner
Carmen Martín Gaite
かるめん・まるてぃん・がいて
Karumen Marutín Gaite
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1925-12-08 （Salamanca）
- Died
- 2000-07-23 （Madrid） age 74
- Nationality
- Spain
- Languages
- Spanish
- Residence History
- Salamanca → Madrid → Cannes
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Short-story writer, Essayist, Translator
- Active Years
- 1954-2000
- Influenced By
- Rafael Lapesa, Ignacio Aldecoa, Antonio Tovar
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Salamanca | Faculty of Philosophy | Romance Languages | — | 1943-1948 | Spain |
| Collège International de Cannes | — | French | — | 1948 | France |
University of Salamanca
Faculty of Philosophy
/ Romance Languages
Period:
1943-1948
Year of Graduation:
1948
Country:
Spain
Degree in Romance Languages
Collège International de Cannes
French
Period:
1948
Country:
France
Scholarship for further studies abroad
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Premio Nadal | Entre visillos | — | Editorial Destino | 受賞 |
| 1988 | Prince of Asturias Award | — | — | Prince of Asturias Awards Foundation | 受賞 |
| 1992 | Premio Castilla y León de las Letras | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| — | Premio Acebo de Honor | — | — | — | 受賞 |
Premio Nadal
1957
Work:
Entre visillos
Organization:
Editorial Destino
Result:
受賞
Prince of Asturias Award
1988
Organization:
Prince of Asturias Awards Foundation
Result:
受賞
Premio Castilla y León de las Letras
1992
Result:
受賞
Premio Acebo de Honor
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Princess of Asturias Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 8 (1988) Winner
Works
Major Works
Entre visillos
1957 NovelDepicts the daily lives and suppressed existence of women in a small Spanish town.
Female oppressionSpain under Franco
El cuarto de atrás
1978 NovelA fantastical story where dream and reality intersect.
MemoryIdentity
Nubosidad variable
1992 NovelPortrays the friendship and life changes of two women.
FriendshipAging
Bibliography
- Entre visillos (1957)
- Ritmo lento (1963)
- Retahílas (1974)
- Fragmentos de interior (1976)
- El cuarto de atrás (1978)
- Nubosidad variable (1992)
- La Reina de las Nieves (1994)
- Lo raro es vivir (1996)
- Irse de casa (1998)
Adaptations
- Teresa de Jesús (1984 miniseries)
Translations by Author
- Madame Bovary (1993)
Translations of Works
- Variable Cloud (1996, English)
- The Back Room (2000, English)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Blending of fantastical elementsDialogue-driven narrative
- Recurring Motifs
- Franco eraFemale psycheGalician culture
Legacy
A key figure in contemporary Spanish literature, sharply depicting society under Franco dictatorship and women's experiences.
Trivia
- Educated at home by private tutors during the Spanish Civil War.
- Strongly influenced by Galician culture.