Premio Azorín de Novela (Azorín Prize for Best Novel)
1 appearances
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Edition 6 (1998) Winner
Daína Chaviano
ダイナ・チャビアノ
Daína Chaviano
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1957-02-19 （Havana）
- Nationality
- Cuban, American
- Languages
- Spanish
- Residence History
- Cuba (Havana, 1957-1991) → United States (since 1991)
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Translator, Columnist, Editor
- Active Years
- 1979-2024
- Influenced By
- Manuel Mujica Laínez, Mario Vargas Llosa
- Influenced
- Angélica Gorodischer, Elia Barceló
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Havana | — | Department of English Language and Literature | Bachelor's degree | — | Cuba |
University of Havana
Department of English Language and Literature
Degree:
Bachelor's degree
Year of Graduation:
1980
Country:
Cuba
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | David National Prize for Best SF Book | Los mundos que amo | SF | Cuban Government | Winner |
| 1988 | 13 de marzo Best Literary Film Script | La anunciación | — | Cuba | Winner |
| 1989 | La Edad de Oro National Prize for Children's and Young People's Literature | País de dragones | — | Cuba | Winner |
| 1990 | Anna Seghers Award | Fábulas de una abuela extraterrestre | — | Academy of Arts in Berlin | Winner |
| 1998 | Azorín Prize for Best Novel | El hombre, la hembra y el hambre | — | — | Winner |
| 2003 | Goliardos Fantasy International Award | Fábulas de una abuela extraterrestre | — | — | Winner |
| 2007 | Florida Book Awards Gold Medal (Best Spanish Language Book) | The Island of Eternal Love | — | — | Winner |
| 2014 | Malinalli National Award | — | — | — | Winner |
| 2020 | Florida Book Awards Gold Medal (Best Spanish Language Book) | Los hijos de la Diosa Huracán | — | — | Winner |
| 2020 | International Latino Book Awards | Los hijos de la Diosa Huracán | — | — | First Place |
David National Prize for Best SF Book
1979
Work:
Los mundos que amo
Category:
SF
Organization:
Cuban Government
Result:
Winner
13 de marzo Best Literary Film Script
1988
Work:
La anunciación
Organization:
Cuba
Result:
Winner
La Edad de Oro National Prize for Children's and Young People's Literature
1989
Work:
País de dragones
Organization:
Cuba
Result:
Winner
Anna Seghers Award
1990
Work:
Fábulas de una abuela extraterrestre
Organization:
Academy of Arts in Berlin
Result:
Winner
Azorín Prize for Best Novel
1998
Work:
El hombre, la hembra y el hambre
Result:
Winner
Goliardos Fantasy International Award
2003
Work:
Fábulas de una abuela extraterrestre
Result:
Winner
Florida Book Awards Gold Medal (Best Spanish Language Book)
2007
Work:
The Island of Eternal Love
Result:
Winner
Malinalli National Award
2014
Result:
Winner
Florida Book Awards Gold Medal (Best Spanish Language Book)
2020
Work:
Los hijos de la Diosa Huracán
Result:
Winner
International Latino Book Awards
2020
Work:
Los hijos de la Diosa Huracán
Result:
First Place
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Island of Eternal Love
2006 Fantasy/Historical FictionPart of her series exploring the occult side of Havana.
LoveMythologyCuban Culture
Translations
- Translated into 26 languages
Bibliography
- Los mundos que amo
- Amoroso planeta
- Historias de hadas para adultos
- El abrevadero de los dinosaurios
- Fábulas de una abuela extraterrestre
- El hombre, la hembra y el hambre
- Casa de juegos
- Gata encerrada
- The Island of Eternal Love
- País de dragones
- Extraños testimonios
- Los hijos de la Diosa Huracán
Translations of Works
- The Island of Eternal Love (English and others)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Bold experiments breaking genre boundaries
- Recurring Motifs
- MythologiesCeltic worldPre-Columbian mythsAfro-Cuban myths
Legacy
One of the three most important female fantasy and science fiction writers in Spanish language.
In Popular Culture
- Representative of Cuban-American literature
Trivia
- Cousin of actor César Évora
- Part of the 'feminine trinity' of Ibero-American SF
- Founded Cuba's first SF literary workshop