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Juan Valdano Morejón

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Juan Valdano Morejón

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1939 (Cuenca, Ecuador)
Nationality
Ecuadorian
Languages
Spanish
Residence History
Cuenca, Ecuador

Career

Occupations
writer, literature professor, literary theorist
Active Years
1970-2024
Affiliations
University of Cuenca, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador
Memberships
National Academy of History of Ecuador, Colombian Academy of History (corresponding member), Royal Academy of History (corresponding member), Ecuadorian Academy of the Language (Full Member), Royal Spanish Academy (corresponding Member)

Education

University of Cuenca
Literature
Country: Ecuador
winning the Benigno Malo award for best graduate
Complutense University of Madrid
Country: Spain
University of Aix-en-Provence
Country: France

Awards

Premio Nacional José de la Cuadra
1989
Work: Las huellas recogidas
Category: 短編集
Organization: Ecuador
Result: winner
Condecoración al Mérito Cultural
1998
Work: Anillos de serpiente
Category: 小説
Organization: Ecuador
Result: winner
Premio Nacional Joaquín Gallegos Lara
1998
Work: Anillos de serpiente
Category: 小説
Organization: Ecuador
Result: winner
José Peralta National Prize
Organization: Ecuador
Result: winner
Fray Vicente Solano award
Organization: Ecuador
Result: winner
National Award for Cultural Merit
Organization: Ecuador
Result: winner
Eugenio Espejo national prize
2020
Category: 文学
Organization: Office of the President of Ecuador
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Las huellas recogidas

1989 short story collection

Collection of short stories.

Anillos de serpiente

1998 novel

Novel.

La celada

novel

Juegos de Proteo

Mientras llega el día

novel

Novel, adapted to cinema in 2004.

Adaptations
  • [film] Mientras llega el día / Camilo Luzuriaga (2004)

Adaptations

  • The novel 'Mientras llega el día' was adapted to cinema in 2004 by director Camilo Luzuriaga

Legacy

Ecuadorian writer who has published some 20 books in a variety of genres: novels, short stories and essays. He has won several literary awards and is a member of various academies including the National Academy of History of Ecuador.