Premio Nadal
1 appearances
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Edition 27 (1970) Winner
Jesús Fernández Santos
ヘスス・フェルナンデス・サントス
Jesús Fernández Santos
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1926-11-09 （Madrid, Spain）
- Died
- 1988-06-02 （Madrid, Spain） age 61
- Nationality
- Spain
- Languages
- Spanish
- Residence History
- Madrid
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, short story writer, film critic, film director, documentarist
- Active Years
- 1954-1988
- Influenced By
- Generation of '50
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Complutense University of Madrid | Faculty of Philosophy and Letters | Department of Philosophy and Letters | — | — | Spain |
| Instituto de Investigaciones y Experiencias Cinematográficas | Direction / Film studies | Directing department | — | — | Spain |
Complutense University of Madrid
Faculty of Philosophy and Letters
/ Department of Philosophy and Letters
Country:
Spain
Studied philosophy and letters
Instituto de Investigaciones y Experiencias Cinematográficas
Direction / Film studies
/ Directing department
Country:
Spain
Graduated in directing
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Premio Nadal | Libro de las memorias de las cosas | — | Ediciones Destino | 受賞 |
| 1979 | National Literature Prize for Narrative | Extramuros | — | Spanish Ministry of Culture | 受賞 |
| 1982 | Premio Planeta de Novela | Jaque a la dama | — | Editorial Planeta | 受賞 |
Premio Nadal
1970
Work:
Libro de las memorias de las cosas
Organization:
Ediciones Destino
Result:
受賞
National Literature Prize for Narrative
1979
Work:
Extramuros
Organization:
Spanish Ministry of Culture
Result:
受賞
Premio Planeta de Novela
1982
Work:
Jaque a la dama
Organization:
Editorial Planeta
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Premio Planeta de Novela (Planeta Novel Prize)
1 appearances
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Edition 31 (1982) Winner
Works
Major Works
Los Bravos
1954 Social realismDebut novel published in 1954. Considered an important post-war social realist novel.
social realismpost-war Spain
Libro de las memorias de las cosas
1970 NovelA reflective work about memory and objects. Winner of the 1970 Premio Nadal.
memoryobjects and time
Extramuros
1979 NovelA novel focusing on urban and peripheral life. Winner of the 1979 National Literature Prize for Narrative.
urban lifemarginality
Jaque a la dama
1982 NovelPublished in 1982. Reflects perspectives of the 1970s–80s and won the 1982 Premio Planeta.
politicshuman relationships
Bibliography
- Los Bravos (1954)
- Libro de las memorias de las cosas (1970)
- Extramuros (1979)
- Jaque a la dama (1982)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- realist style rooted in social realismreflective and narrational voice
- Recurring Motifs
- memorycity and peripherypolitical and social alienation
Legacy
Fernández Santos is regarded as one of the representatives of post-war Spanish social realism. He was also an influential critic and known for work spanning film and literature.
Trivia
- His 1954 debut Los Bravos is considered an important post-war social realist novel.
- He won the 1970 Premio Nadal (Libro de las memorias de las cosas), the 1979 National Literature Prize for Narrative (Extramuros) and the 1982 Premio Planeta (Jaque a la dama).
- He served as a film critic for El País since its foundation.
- He also worked as a director of films and documentaries.