Premio Planeta de Novela (Planeta Novel Prize)
1 appearances
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Edition 1 (1952) Nominee
Severiano Fernández Nicolás
セベリアーノ・フェルナンデス・ニコラス
Severiano Fernandez Nicolas
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1919-09-09 （Montejos, Province of León, Spain）
- Died
- 2021-09-02 （León, Spain） age 101
- Nationality
- Spanish
- Languages
- Spanish
Career
- Occupations
- writer, screenwriter
- Active Years
- 1940-2003
- Influenced By
- Benito Pérez Galdós, Camilo José Cela
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Premio Planeta | Tierra de promisión | — | Editorial Planeta | ファイナリスト |
| 1952 | Premio Selecciones de Lengua Española | El desahucio | — | Selecciones de Lengua Española | 受賞 |
| 1952 | Premio Nadal | La ciudad sin horizontes | — | Ediciones Destino | ファイナリスト |
Premio Planeta
1952
Work:
Tierra de promisión
Organization:
Editorial Planeta
Result:
ファイナリスト
Premio Selecciones de Lengua Española
1952
Work:
El desahucio
Organization:
Selecciones de Lengua Española
Result:
受賞
Premio Nadal
1952
Work:
La ciudad sin horizontes
Organization:
Ediciones Destino
Result:
ファイナリスト
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Tierra de promisión
1952 Social realist novelA novel depicting the clash between rural and urban life and social alienation. One of his notable 1952 works, exemplifying his social-realist style.
social alienationland and laborclass conflict
El desahucio
1952 Social realist fictionA work addressing poverty, evictions, and the social and legal pressures faced by ordinary people. Awarded in 1952.
povertylaw and justicesocial exclusion
La ciudad sin horizontes
1952 Novel (unpublished)A work that was a finalist for the Premio Nadal in 1952; it remains unpublished.
cityalienationhope and despair
Las muertes inútiles
Novel/short storiesA collection or work reflecting on seemingly pointless deaths and the fate of individuals.
deathfatemoral dilemmas
Después de la tormenta
NovelA work about renewal and change following conflict or trials.
renewalsocial changepersonal conflict
Crónica de un juez
Social realism, courtroom narrativeA narrative concerning justice and ethics, focusing on figures at the intersection of society and the law.
judiciarymoralityresponsibility
Juicios de faltas
2003 True crime / nonfictionA nonfiction true-crime book dealing with minor offense trials and judicial procedures. Published in 2003.
judicial proceduresnonfictionsocial issues
Memoirs
1998 MemoirPublished in 1998, this memoir reflects on his life and literary career.
memorylife as a writerhistory
Bibliography
- Tierra de promisión
- El desahucio
- La ciudad sin horizontes (unpublished)
- Las muertes inútiles
- Después de la tormenta
- Las influencias
- Crónica de un juez
- Memoirs (1998)
- Juicios de faltas (2003)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- social realismrealistic depictionconcern with legal and social issues
- Recurring Motifs
- social alienationlaw and justiceurban-rural contrastmemory and the past
Legacy
Severiano Fernández Nicolás is regarded as one of the representatives of Spanish social-realist literature of the 1950s, praised for novels dealing with labour, justice and urban issues. He remained active into old age and his work has been studied by scholars at the University of León.
Academic Societies
- Research group at the University of León
Archives
- Research materials/archives related to the University of León
Trivia
- Born in 1919 and died in 2021 at the age of 101.
- 1952 was an annus mirabilis for him, with multiple awards and finalist placements.
- 'La ciudad sin horizontes' has remained unpublished for many years.