Premio Planeta de Novela (Planeta Novel Prize)
1 appearances
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Edition 66 (2017) Runner-up
Cristina López Barrio
クリスティーナ・ロペス・バリオ
Cristina Lopez Barrio
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1970-05-12 （Madrid）
- Nationality
- Spain
- Languages
- Spanish
- Residence History
- Madrid
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Lawyer
- Active Years
- 1990-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Complutense University of Madrid | Faculty of Law | Law | 法学士 | 1988–1993 | Spain |
| Comillas Pontifical University | — | Intellectual property specialization | — | 1993–1994 | Spain |
Complutense University of Madrid
Faculty of Law
/ Law
Degree:
法学士
Period:
1988–1993
Year of Graduation:
1993
Country:
Spain
Studied law
Comillas Pontifical University
Intellectual property specialization
Period:
1993–1994
Year of Graduation:
1994
Country:
Spain
Completed a specialization in intellectual property (IP)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Premio Villa Pozuelo de Alarcón | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2010 | Premi Blog Llegir en cas d'incendi | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2017 | Premio Planeta (Finalist) | — | — | Planeta | 最終候補 |
Premio Villa Pozuelo de Alarcón
2009
Result:
受賞
Premi Blog Llegir en cas d'incendi
2010
Result:
受賞
Premio Planeta (Finalist)
2017
Organization:
Planeta
Result:
最終候補
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Niebla en Tánger
2017 NovelSet in Tangier, Morocco, the novel explores characters shaped by memory, history and destiny.
memorypast and presentforeignness
Tierra de brumas
2015 NovelA story where relationships and memories overlap like mist, dealing with love and loss.
lovelossmemory
El cielo en un infierno cabe
2013 NovelThrough contrasting scenes and human portraits, the novel depicts hope and despair.
hopedespairhuman relationships
El reloj del mundo
2012 NovelA story with allegorical elements about time and existence.
timeexistenceallegory
La casa de los amores imposibles
2010 NovelA romantic tale depicting people tormented by forbidden love and fate.
forbidden lovefatepassion
El hombre que se mareaba con la rotación de la Tierra
2009 Short stories / NovelA collection that portrays the oddities of everyday life and human frailty with humor and pathos.
humorhuman insighteveryday strangeness
Bibliography
- El hombre que se mareaba con la rotación de la Tierra
- La casa de los amores imposibles
- El reloj del mundo
- El cielo en un infierno cabe
- Tierra de brumas
- Niebla en Tánger
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Lyrical prose blending realism and magical elementsDetailed psychological characterisationStrong narrative with vivid scene descriptions
- Recurring Motifs
- fogmemoryephemeral love
Legacy
Cristina López Barrio is regarded as a notable contemporary Spanish novelist, known for works that blend realism and fantasy around themes of memory. She has received and been shortlisted for several national awards and is widely read in the Spanish-speaking world.
Trivia
- Attended a creative writing workshop with Clara Obligado in 2000.
- Official website has been archived (cristinalopezbarrio.com).
- Registered in several international library authority files (ISNI, VIAF, GND, etc.).