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Edition 48 (1999) Nominee
Nativel Preciado
ナティベル・プレシアド
Nativel Preciado
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
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Francisco Cerecedo Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1988 | APM Award for Best Journalist of the Year | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2007 | Primavera Novel Award | Camino de hierro | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2014 | Fernando Lara Novel Award | Canta solo para mí | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1999 | Premio Planeta de Novela | El egoísta | — | — | 最終候補(ファイナリスト) |
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Complete Biography of Cassius Clay
1969 BiographyA biography of boxer Muhammad Ali (formerly Cassius Clay), covering his early career and life both inside and outside the ring.
El egoísta
1999 NovelHer first novel-length work that explores interpersonal relationships and selfishness in contemporary settings.
Camino de hierro
2006 NovelA novel intertwining life changes and reminiscences. Previously titled 'Olvida el Paraíso'.
If I Had 100,000 Followers
2012 Essays / Non-fictionAn essay collection reflecting on new technologies—especially Twitter—and the passage of time in modern society.
Canta solo para mí
2014 NovelWinner of the 2014 Fernando Lara Novel Award; it portrays life through personal emotions, memory, and expression with musical motifs.
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
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"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'.