Premio Azorín de Novela (Azorín Prize for Best Novel)
1 appearances
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Edition 10 (2002) Winner
Eugenia Rico
エウヘニア・リコ
Eugenia Rico
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Nationality
- Spanish
- Languages
- Spanish
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, poet, journalist
- Active Years
- 1985-2024
- Affiliations
- El País, El Mundo, La Revista de Occidente, La Nouvelle Revue Française, Der Spiegel
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Oviedo | Faculty of Law | Department of International Relations | — | — | Spain |
| University of Toulouse | — | International Relations | — | — | France |
| Free University of Brussels | — | International Relations | — | — | Belgium |
University of Oviedo
Faculty of Law
/ Department of International Relations
Country:
Spain
dropped out
University of Toulouse
International Relations
Country:
France
dropped out
Free University of Brussels
International Relations
Country:
Belgium
dropped out
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Literary award (name unknown) | — | — | — | win |
Literary award (name unknown)
Result:
win
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Sad Lovers
novelHer first novel, which was a great success and won her wide recognition.
The White Death
novelDealing with the loss of her little brother.
Legacy
Spanish novelist, poet, and journalist. First Spaniard selected as resident in the International Writing Program at the University of Iowa.
Trivia
- Won her first literary award at the age of five. Came from a poor family. Had a difficult period selling flowers on the street. Worked in the reconversion of mining communities. Traveled the world including India, South America, China, and Africa.