Almudena Grandes
María de la Almudena Grandes Hernández (7 May 1960 – 27 November 2021) was a Spanish writer. She wrote 13 novels and three short-story collections.[1] She won the National Literature Prize for Narrative and the Prix Méditerranée. She was seen as one of the most important writers in Spain.[2]
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 Grandes in 2011 | |
| Born | María de la Almudena Grandes Hernández 7 May 1960 Madrid, Spain |
| Died | 27 November 2021 (aged 61) Madrid, Spain |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Spouse(s) | Luis García Montero (m. 1994) |
| Children | 3 |
| Writing career | |
| Language | Spanish |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Website | almudenagrandes |
Grandes was politically left-wing. Her work was about the Francisco Franco's regime and the impact it had on democracy.[3]
In October 2021, Grandes announced that she had colon cancer, diagnosed the year before.[4] She died on 27 November 2021 from the disease in Madrid, at the age of 61.[1]
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Grandes signing books in London, 2012
Almudena Grandes with then-mayor of Madrid Manuela Carmena, 2018
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Mayor Ortega, Leonor (27 November 2021). "Fallece la escritora Almudena Grandes a los 61 años víctima de un cáncer". La Vanguardia. https://www.lavanguardia.com/cultura/20211127/7893356/fallece-escritora-almudena-grandes.html. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
- ↑ "Acclaimed Spanish writer Almudena Grandes dies". La Prensa Latina Media. Archived from the original on 28 November 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ↑ Torres, Rosana (27 November 2021). "Almudena Grandes: divertida, llena de amigos, rigurosa, del Atleti y roja". El País. https://elpais.com/cultura/2021-11-27/almudena-grandes-divertida-llena-de-amigos-rigurosa-del-atleti-y-roja.html. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
- ↑ "Almudena Grandes anuncia que padece cáncer". La Vanguardia. 11 October 2021. https://www.lavanguardia.com/cultura/20211011/7782022/almudena-grandes-cancer.html. Retrieved 27 November 2021.