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Juan Antonio Mayorga Ruano

フアン・アントニオ・マヨルガ・ルアノ

Juan Antonio Mayorga Ruano

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1965-04-06 （Madrid, Spain）
Nationality
Spain
Languages
Spanish
Residence History
Madrid (Chamberí neighborhood), Spain

Career

Occupations
playwright, dramatist, philosopher
Active Years
1989-2024
Affiliations
Real Academia Española
Memberships
Seat M of the Real Academia Española (since 2019)
Influenced By
Reyes Mate

Education

Institute of Philosophy of the Spanish National Research Council
Philosophy
Country: Spain
Research fellow under Reyes Mate; further studies in Münster, Berlin, Paris
National University of Distance Education
Philosophy
Degree: PhD in Philosophy
Year of Graduation: 1997
Country: Spain

Awards

Calderón de la Barca Award
1992
Work: Más ceniza
Result: winner
National Dramatic Literature Award
2013
Work: La lengua en pedazos
Organization: Spanish Ministry of Culture
Result: winner
Europe Prize Theatrical Realities
2016
Result: winner
Premio Nacional de Teatro
2007
Organization: Spanish Ministry of Culture
Result: winner
Princess of Asturias Award for Literature
2022
Category: Literature
Organization: Princess of Asturias Foundation
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Himmelweg (Way to Heaven)

2003 play

A play about the Holocaust, known in English-speaking countries

Holocausthumanity

Reykjavík

2015 play

Recreation of the 1972 World Chess Championship between Spassky and Fischer

chessCold War
Adaptations
  • [radio] Reykjavik (2023)

El chico de la última fila

2006 play

Analysis of education in postmodern times

educationpostmodernism

La lengua en pedazos

2011 play

Bibliography

  • Siete hombres buenos (1989)
  • Más ceniza (1993)
  • El traductor de Blumemberg (1993)
  • El sueño de Ginebra (1993)
  • Concierto fatal de la viuda Kolakowski (1994)
  • El hombre de oro (1996)
  • Cartas de amor a Stalin (1997)
  • El jardín quemado (1999)
  • Angelus Novus (1999)
  • El Gordo y el Flaco (2001)
  • Alejandro y Ana (2002)
  • Sonámbulo (2003)
  • Palabra de perro (2003)
  • Himmelweg. Camino del cielo (2003)
  • Animales nocturnos (2003)
  • Últimas palabras de Copito de Nieve (2004)
  • Hamelin (2005)
  • Job (2006)
  • El chico de la última fila (2006)
  • Fedra (2007)
  • La paz perpetua (2007)
  • Primera noticia de la catástrofe (2007)
  • La tortuga de Darwin (2008)
  • El cartógrafo (2009)
  • Los yugoslavos (2010)
  • El elefante ha ocupado la catedral (2011)
  • La lengua en pedazos (2011)
  • El crítico (Si supiera cantar, me salvaría) (2012)
  • Penumbra
  • El arte de la entrevista (2014)
  • Famélica (2014)
  • Reikiavik (2015)
  • Amistad (2017)
  • El mago (2017)
  • La intérprete (2018)
  • Intensamente azules (2018)
  • Shock 1 (el cóndor y el puma) (2020)
  • Shock 2 (la tormenta y la guerra) (2021)
  • Silencio (2022)
  • El Golem (2022)
  • María Luisa (2023)
  • La colección (2024)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Writes 'hearing' the audience's reactionInvites audience to adopt a position and re-create meaning
Recurring Motifs
Recreations of historical eventsEthical questionsAudience engagement

Legacy

One of Spain's leading contemporary playwrights. Works performed in 18 countries, translated into 16 languages. Princess of Asturias Award winner. Member of the Real Academia Española.

Quotes

  • Mayorga is a playwright. His work has crossed national boundaries to become established in major European theatres.
    Source: Europe Theatre Prize motivation (2016)

Trivia

  • Married with three children.
  • Grew up in Madrid's Chamberí neighborhood.