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Raúl Guerra Garrido

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Raúl Guerra Garrido

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1935-04-04 (Madrid, Spain)
Died
2022-12-02 (San Sebastián, Spain) age 87
Nationality
Spain
Languages
Spanish
Residence History
Madrid (birthplace) → San Sebastián (place of death)

Career

Occupations
Writer, Pharmacist
Active Years
1969-2018

Awards

Premio de novela Ciudad de Oviedo
1972
Organization: City of Oviedo
Result: 受賞
Premio Nadal
1975
Work: Lectura insólita de 'El Capital'
Organization: Editorial Destino
Result: 受賞
Premio Planeta de Novela
1984
Work: El año del wólfram
Organization: Grupo Planeta
Result: 受賞
Premio Rodolfo Walsh
1997
Organization: Unknown
Result: 受賞
Order of Constitutional Merit
2003
Organization: Spanish government
Result: 受章
Premio Nacional de las Letras Españolas
2006
Organization: Spanish Ministry of Culture
Result: 受賞
Medalla Carracido
2011
Organization: Unknown
Result: 受賞
Grand Cross of the Civil Order of Alfonso X the Wise
2019
Organization: Spanish government
Result: 受章

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Ni héroe ni nada

1969 Novel

An early novel focusing on social perspectives and character depiction.

societyindividual isolation

Lectura insólita de 'El Capital'

1976 Novel

A novel offering an unusual reading of capital and social structures; recipient of the Premio Nadal.

politicseconomicssocial critique

El año del wólfram

1984 Novel

A story set against war and international struggles over resources; winner of the Premio Planeta.

warresourcespolitics

Demolición

2018 Novel

A late-career work treating social and personal transformation, memory and loss.

memorylosschange

Bibliography

  • Ni héroe ni nada (1969)
  • Cacereño (1970)
  • El pornógrafo (1971)
  • ¡Ay! (1972)
  • La fuga de un cerebro (1973)
  • Hipótesis (1975)
  • Lectura insólita de 'El Capital' (1976)
  • Copenhague no existe (1979)
  • La costumbre de morir (1981)
  • Escrito en un dólar (1983)
  • El año del wólfram (1984)
  • La mar es mala mujer (1987)
  • La carta (1990)
  • El síndrome de Scott (1993)
  • Tantos inocentes (1996)
  • Castilla en canal (1999)
  • El otoño siempre hiere (2000)
  • La Gran Vía es Nueva York (2004)
  • La soledad del ángel de la guarda (2007)
  • Quien sueña novela (2010)
  • La estrategia del outsider o la vuelta al mundo de Naraya Sola (2012)
  • Demolición (2018)
  • La sueca desnuda (1984, short stories)
  • Maitasun objetu eztizkoa (1988, short stories)
  • Viaje a una provincia de interior (1990, short stories)
  • Micrófono oculto (1991, short stories)
  • Medicamentos españoles (1972, essay)
  • El telemirón (1982, essay)
  • Mis más bellas derrotas (1994, essay)
  • Esto no es un ensayo sobre Miró (1994, essay)
  • Tertulia de rebotica (2016, essay)
  • Un morroi chino con un higo en la coleta (2018, essay)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
social realismfocus on political and social themes
Recurring Motifs
lonelinesspower and corruptionmemory and loss

Legacy

Raúl Guerra Garrido was an important figure in contemporary Spanish literature, known for works addressing social and political themes and a long list of awards. He received national honours and major literary prizes, securing high recognition in Spain.

Archives

  • Biblioteca Nacional de España (possible holdings)

Trivia

  • He worked as a pharmacist in addition to being a writer.
  • Recipient of major literary prizes such as the Premio Nadal (1975) and Premio Planeta (1984).