Premio Nadal
1 appearances
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Edition 8 (1951) Winner
Luis Romero
ルイス・ロメロ
Luis Romero
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- Barcelona
- Nationality
- Spain
- Languages
- Spanish, Catalan
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, writer, biographer, historian
- Active Years
- 1950-1992
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Premio Nadal | La Noria | — | Ediciones Destino (Premio Nadal) | winner |
| 1963 | Premio Planeta | El cacique | — | Editorial Planeta | winner |
| 1982 | Premio Espejo de España | Por qué y cómo mataron a Calvo Sotelo | — | unknown (award organization) | winner |
| 1991 | Ramon Llull Novel Award | Castell de cartes | — | Ramon Llull award organization | winner |
Premio Nadal
1951
Work:
La Noria
Organization:
Ediciones Destino (Premio Nadal)
Result:
winner
Premio Planeta
1963
Work:
El cacique
Organization:
Editorial Planeta
Result:
winner
Premio Espejo de España
1982
Work:
Por qué y cómo mataron a Calvo Sotelo
Organization:
unknown (award organization)
Result:
winner
Ramon Llull Novel Award
1991
Work:
Castell de cartes
Organization:
Ramon Llull award organization
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Premio Planeta de Novela (Planeta Novel Prize)
1 appearances
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Edition 12 (1963) Winner
Works
Major Works
Cuerda tensa
1950 novelAn early collection reflecting postwar Spanish society and atmosphere.
postwar societyhuman relationships
La Noria
1951 novelOne of his major works, awarded the Premio Nadal in 1951. Explores memory, individuals, and local society.
memorylocal society
El cacique
1963 novelA novel about power and local bosses; won the Premio Planeta in 1963.
powerlocal politics
Tres días de julio
1967 history / reportageOne of his works concerning the Spanish Civil War, attempting to record and analyze events.
Spanish Civil Warhistorical narrative
Todo Dalí en un rostro
1975 biographyA biography of artist Salvador Dalí, well received and regarded among his biographies.
artbiography
Por qué y cómo mataron a Calvo Sotelo
1982 historical studyA historical account of the assassination of Calvo Sotelo. This work won the Premio Espejo de España.
political assassinationpre–Civil War tensions
Castell de cartes
1991 novel (Catalan)A late-career Catalan-language novel that earned the Ramon Llull award.
memorylanguage and identity
Bibliography
- Cuerda tensa (1950)
- La Noria (1951)
- Ha pasado una sombra (1953)
- Carta de ayer (1953)
- Las viejas voces (1955)
- Los otros (1956)
- Libro de las tabernas de España (1956)
- Esas sombras de trasmundo (1957)
- Tudá (Allá) (1957)
- La noche buena (1960)
- La corriente (1962)
- El cacique (1963)
- Tres días de julio (1967)
- Desastre de Cartagena (1971)
- Todo Dalí en un rostro (1975)
- El final de la guerra (1976)
- Cara y cruz de la República (1980)
- Por qué y cómo mataron a Calvo Sotelo (1982)
- Aquel Dalí (1984)
- Dedálico Dalí (1989)
- Salvador Dalí (1992)
- La finestra (1956) (Catalan)
- El carrer (1959) (Catalan)
- Castell de cartes (1991) (Catalan)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- realistic depictiondocumentary/reporting tonebiographical and historical narrative elements
- Recurring Motifs
- memory and the pastpower and dominationwar and its aftermathart (notably Dalí)
Legacy
Luis Romero was an important 20th-century Spanish writer, acclaimed not only for his novels but also for biographies of Dalí and historical works on the Spanish Civil War. He won major awards such as the Premio Nadal and Premio Planeta and wrote in both Spanish and Catalan.
Trivia
- Wrote a well-received biography of Salvador Dalí titled Todo Dalí en un rostro.
- Published works in both Spanish and Catalan.
- Won major literary prizes including the Premio Nadal (1951) and Premio Planeta (1963).