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Nativel Preciado

ナティベル・プレシアド

Nativel Preciado

Pen Names: Natividad del Belén Preciado González(Birth name / legal name)

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1948-11-01 (Madrid, Spain)
Nationality
Spain
Languages
Spanish
Residence History
Madrid (birthplace and long-term residence)

Career

Occupations
Journalist, Writer
Active Years
1966-
Affiliations
Arriba (early employer), ABC (newspaper), Interviú (magazine), Tiempo (magazine; contributor to Tiempo de Hoy), Cadena SER (radio), Antena 3 (television), laSexta (television), TVE (Televisión Española)
Nominations
Finalist, Premio Planeta (1999)

Awards

Francisco Cerecedo Award
1986
Result: 受賞
APM Award for Best Journalist of the Year
1988
Result: 受賞
Primavera Novel Award
2007
Work: Camino de hierro
Result: 受賞
Fernando Lara Novel Award
2014
Work: Canta solo para mí
Result: 受賞
Premio Planeta de Novela
1999
Work: El egoísta
Result: 最終候補(ファイナリスト)

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Complete Biography of Cassius Clay

1969 Biography

A biography of boxer Muhammad Ali (formerly Cassius Clay), covering his early career and life both inside and outside the ring.

SportsIdentitySociety and politics

El egoísta

1999 Novel

Her first novel-length work that explores interpersonal relationships and selfishness in contemporary settings.

Interpersonal relationshipsEgoismSocial depiction

Camino de hierro

2006 Novel

A novel intertwining life changes and reminiscences. Previously titled 'Olvida el Paraíso'.

ReminiscencePassage of timePersonal history

If I Had 100,000 Followers

2012 Essays / Non-fiction

An essay collection reflecting on new technologies—especially Twitter—and the passage of time in modern society.

Technology and societyPassage of timeMedia commentary

Canta solo para mí

2014 Novel

Winner of the 2014 Fernando Lara Novel Award; it portrays life through personal emotions, memory, and expression with musical motifs.

MemoryEmotionExpression

Bibliography

  • Biografía completa de Cassius Clay (1969) — Complete Biography of Cassius Clay
  • Biografía completa de Legrá (1969) — Complete Biography of Legrá
  • Las folclóricas (1973)
  • La cara de los Borbones (1975)
  • Fuera de campo (1991)
  • El sentir de las mujeres (1996)
  • Amigos íntimos (1998)
  • El egoísta (1999)
  • Ser feliz (2000)
  • Extrañas parejas (2000)
  • Hablemos de la vida (with José Antonio Marina) (2002)
  • Bodas de plata (2003)
  • Camino de hierro (2006)
  • Llegó el tiempo de las cerezas (2008)
  • Nadie pudo con ellos (2011)
  • Si yo tuviera 100.000 seguidores (2012) — If I Had 100,000 Followers
  • Canta solo para mí (2014)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Fact-based journalistic styleBiographical non-fiction approachBlends personal emotion with social observation
Recurring Motifs
Memory and passage of timeWomen's perspective and social issuesMedia and technology influence

Legacy

Nativel Preciado is a Spanish journalist and writer active in political reporting, columns, biographies and fiction. She is regarded as an important figure in contemporary Spanish journalism and literature and is also widely known as a commentator on radio and television.

In Popular Culture

  • Regular commentator on TV and radio panel shows (e.g., Los Desayunos de TVE, Al rojo vivo, La Sexta noche)

Quotes

  • "Reading is spread by the example of other people."
    Source: Cadena SER interview (2016) (2016)

Trivia

  • Began professional career at the newspaper Arriba in 1966.
  • Wrote biographies of Muhammad Ali (Cassius Clay) and José Legrá.
  • Won the 2014 Fernando Lara Novel Award for 'Canta solo para mí'.