Princess of Asturias Awards
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Edition 35 (2015) Winner
Leonardo de la Caridad Padura Fuentes
レオナルド・デ・ラ・カリダード・パドゥーラ・フエンテス
Reonarudo de ra Karidādo Padūra Fuentisu
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1955-10-10 （Havana）
- Nationality
- Cuba, Spain
- Languages
- Spanish
- Residence History
- Havana
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Journalist, Essayist, Screenwriter
- Active Years
- 1983-2025
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Havana | — | Latin American literature | ラテンアメリカ文学の学位 | — | Cuba |
University of Havana
Latin American literature
Degree:
ラテンアメリカ文学の学位
Country:
Cuba
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | National Prize for Literature (Cuba) | — | — | Government of Cuba | 受賞 |
| 2015 | Premio Príncipe de Asturias de las Letras | — | — | Princesa de Asturias Foundation | 受賞 |
| 1998 | Premio Hammett | Paisaje de otoño | — | International Association of Crime Writers | 受賞 |
| 2013 | Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres | — | — | French Government | 受賞 |
National Prize for Literature (Cuba)
2012
Organization:
Government of Cuba
Result:
受賞
Premio Príncipe de Asturias de las Letras
2015
Organization:
Princesa de Asturias Foundation
Result:
受賞
Premio Hammett
1998
Work:
Paisaje de otoño
Organization:
International Association of Crime Writers
Result:
受賞
Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
2013
Organization:
French Government
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Man Who Loved Dogs
2009 Historical novel 600 pagesA historical novel dealing with the 1940 death of Leon Trotsky and the NKVD agent Ramon Mercader.
RevolutionTotalitarianismCuban society
Translations
- French, Italian, Portuguese, German, Greek, Danish
Bibliography
- Fiebre de caballos (1988), Pasado perfecto (1991), Vientos de cuaresma (1994), Máscaras (1997), Paisaje de otoño (1998), Adiós Hemingway (2001), etc.
Adaptations
- Four Seasons in Havana (Netflix mini-series)
Translations of Works
- English translations of Havana Quartet, etc.
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Crime fiction styleDepiction of Cuban reality
- Recurring Motifs
- Mario Conde detectiveHavana landscapesPolitical themes
Legacy
Cuban novelist best known for the Mario Conde detective novels internationally.
In Popular Culture
- Netflix series 'Four Seasons in Havana'
Quotes
-
I would like to be Paul Auster
Source: Essays (2015)
Trivia
- In Spanish naming convention, paternal surname Padura, maternal Fuentes.