Premio Planeta de Novela (Planeta Novel Prize)
1 appearances
-
Edition 15 (1966) Winner
Marta Portal Nicolás
マルタ・ポルタル・ニコラス
Marta Portal Nicolás
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1930-08-10 （Nava, Asturias, Spain）
- Died
- 2016-08-26 （Madrid, Spain） age 86
- Nationality
- Spain
- Languages
- Spanish
- Residence History
- Nava (birthplace) → Madrid (later residence)
Career
- Occupations
- teacher, journalist, writer, critic, professor
- Active Years
- 1950-2016
- Affiliations
- Complutense University of Madrid (professor), Cultural Association of Hispano-Mexican Friendship (president)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Complutense University of Madrid | Faculty of Philosophy and Letters | Hispano-American Literature | Degree in Philosophy and Literature | — | Spain |
| Complutense University of Madrid | Information Sciences | — | PhD in Information Sciences | — | Spain |
Complutense University of Madrid
Faculty of Philosophy and Letters
/ Hispano-American Literature
Degree:
Degree in Philosophy and Literature
Country:
Spain
Undergraduate degree in Philosophy and Literature
Complutense University of Madrid
Information Sciences
Degree:
PhD in Information Sciences
Country:
Spain
PhD in Information Sciences
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Premio Planeta | A tientas y a ciegas | — | Premio Planeta (Editorial Planeta) | winner |
| 1975 | Premio Adelaida Ristori | — | — | — | winner |
| 1991 | Premio Hucha de plata de cuentos | — | — | — | winner |
| 1992 | Premio Periodismo y el Horizonte | — | — | — | winner |
| 2007 | Premio de las Letras de Asturias | — | — | Principality of Asturias | winner |
Premio Planeta
1966
Work:
A tientas y a ciegas
Organization:
Premio Planeta (Editorial Planeta)
Result:
winner
Premio Adelaida Ristori
1975
Result:
winner
Premio Hucha de plata de cuentos
1991
Result:
winner
Premio Periodismo y el Horizonte
1992
Result:
winner
Premio de las Letras de Asturias
2007
Organization:
Principality of Asturias
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
A tientas y a ciegas
1966 novelA novel that addresses women's education and societal double standards. Winner of the 1966 Premio Planeta.
women's educationdouble standardsgender rolesSpanish society
El malmuerto
1967 novelWork from the late 1960s. Detailed synopsis not available.
A ras de las sombras
1968 novelPublished in 1968. Detailed information not available.
Ladridos a la luna
1970 novelNovel published in 1970. Detailed information not available.
El buen camino
1975 novelPublished in 1975. Detailed information not available.
Un espacio erótico
1982 novelPublished in 1982. From the title it likely addresses erotic space and relationships; detailed information not available.
Pago de traición
1983 novelPublished in 1983 by Editorial Planeta. Detailed information not available.
El ángel caído
1994 novelPublished in 1994. Detailed information not available.
Él y yo, nosotros tres
2002 novelPublished in 2002. Late-career work; detailed information not available.
La veintena
1973 short storiesShort story collection published in 1973.
El maíz: grano sagrado de América
1970 essayAn essay discussing the cultural and sacred significance of maize in the Americas.
cultural historyLatin American studies
Proceso narrativo de la revolución mexicana
1977 essay / studyA scholarly essay analyzing narrative processes in representations of the Mexican Revolution.
Latin American literaturerevolution studies
Análisis semiológico de Pedro Páramo
1981 scholarly study / essayA semiological analysis of Juan Rulfo's Pedro Páramo.
semioticsLatin American literature
Rulfo: Dinámica de la violencia
1984 scholarly study / essayAn essay analyzing the dynamics of violence in Rulfo's works.
representations of violenceliterary analysis
Bibliography
- A tientas y a ciegas
- El malmuerto
- A ras de las sombras
- Ladridos a la luna
- El buen camino
- Un espacio erótico
- Pago de traición
- El ángel caído
- Él y yo, nosotros tres
- La veintena
- El maíz: grano sagrado de América
- Proceso narrativo de la revolución mexicana
- Análisis semiológico de Pedro Páramo
- Rulfo: Dinámica de la violencia
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- realist-leaningcritical style incorporating scholarly analysisclear and logical prose
- Recurring Motifs
- women's perspective and educationsocial double standardsinterest in Latin American culture
Legacy
Marta Portal was a Spanish writer, critic and professor known for works addressing women's education and social double standards. She won the 1966 Premio Planeta among other awards, and her hometown of Nava hosts a cultural center named in her honor.
Museums
- Casa de Cultura Marta Portal Nava, Asturias, Spain Opened in 2001
Academic Societies
- Cultural Association of Hispano-Mexican Friendship
Archives
- Nava: The Marta Portal documentary fund (El fondo documental Marta Portal)
Trivia
- Winner of the 1966 Premio Planeta for the novel 'A tientas y a ciegas'.
- The Casa de Cultura Marta Portal was inaugurated in her hometown Nava in 2001.
- Served as president of the Cultural Association of Hispano-Mexican Friendship.