Author´s books
-
Deserted paradise
New Spanish Books: The online guide of titles from Spanish publishers and literary agents with rights for translation in the UK. To consult titles available in other markets please click on the above links.
Ana María Matute
Born in Barcelona in 1925, Ana María Matute is one of the most distinguished writers in Spanish literature. This is well
illustrated by the numerous and renowned prizes she has been awarded: the Critics Award, the Nadal Prize, the Fastenrath Award given by the Real Academia Española, the Planeta Prize
and the National Children’s Literature Prize, among others. In 2007 she was awarded the National Prize for Spanish Letters for her career.
She is also a member of the Real Academia Española and the Hispanic Society of America.
Awards:
Finalist of the 1948 Premio Nadal
Los Abel
1952 Premio Café Gijón
Fiesta al Noroeste
1954 Premio Planeta
Pequeño teatro
1958 Premio Nacional de la Crítica
Los hijos muertos
1959 Premio Nacional de Literatura
Los hijos muertos
Premio Nadal
Primera memoria
1965 Premio Nacional Lazarillo
El polizón del “Ulises”
1969 Premio Fastenrath
Los soldados lloran de noche
1984 Premio Nacional de Literatura Infantil
Sólo un pie descalzo
1996 Premio Ciudad de Barcelona
El verdadero final de la Bella Durmiente
1996 Becomes a Member of the Real Academia Española
2007 Premio Nacional de las Letras
2008 Premio Quijote de la Letras