Almudena Grandes
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| - | :''[[Spanish film]], [[Spanish literature]], [[Spanish art]], [[Spanish censorship]], [[Venus in 17th century Spain]]'' | + | '''Almudena Grandes Hernández''' (Madrid, 7 May 1960) is a [[Spain|Spanish]] [[writer]]. |
| - | The [[Poesies]], The [[Rokeby Venus]], the films of [[Jess Franco]], The [[Maja Desnuda]]. | + | |
| - | ==Todo== | + | She studied [[Geography]] and [[History]] at the [[Universidad Complutense de Madrid]]. She is married to the poet [[Luis García Montero]]. In 1989 she won the ''La Sonrisa Vertical'' prize with her erotic novel ''Las edades de Lulú'', which has been translated into several languages. [[Bigas Luna]] made a movie based on this book, as did [[Gerardo Herrero]] with ''Malena es un nombre de tango'' and [[Juan Vicente Córdoba]] with ''El lenguaje de los balcones'' in his film ''Aunque tú no lo sepas''. |
| - | *''[[El libro de Buen Amor]]'' | + | |
| - | *''[[Portrait of Lozana: The Lusty Andalusian Woman ]]'' | + | |
| - | *The work of [[Felipe Trigo]] and [[José María Llanas Aguilaniedo]] | + | Her books speak about the Spanish people in the last quarter of the 20th century and the first years of the 21st century. She shows in them a great realism and an intense psychological introspection. |
| - | *''[[Las edades de Lulu]]'', written by [[Almudena Grandes]] | + | ==Books== |
| - | *''[[Arte de las putas]]'' by [[Nicolás Fernández de Moratín]] | + | ===Novels=== |
| - | *''[[Los helechos arborescentes]]'' ("The [[Tree Fern]]s", 1980) by [[Francisco Umbral]] | + | * ''Las edades de Lulú'' (Tusquets, 1989) (ISBN 84-7223-748-6) |
| + | * ''Te llamaré Viernes'' (Tusquets, 1991) (ISBN 84-7223-835-0) | ||
| + | * ''Malena es un nombre de tango'' (Tusquets, 1994) (ISBN 84-8310-655-8) | ||
| + | * ''Atlas de geografía humana'' (Tusquets, 1998) (ISBN 84-8310-073-8) | ||
| + | * ''Los aires difíciles'' (Tusquets, 2002) (ISBN 84-8310-195-5) | ||
| + | * ''Castillos de cartón'' (Tusquets, 2004) (ISBN 84-8310-259-5) | ||
| + | * ''El corazón helado'' (Tusquets, 2007) (ISBN 9788483103739) | ||
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| + | ===Short story collections=== | ||
| + | * ''Modelos de mujer'' (Tusquets, 1996) (ISBN 84-8310-602-7) | ||
| + | * ''Mercados de Barceló'', 2003 (ISBN 84-8310-881-X) | ||
| + | * ''Estaciones de paso'' (Tusquets, 2005) (ISBN 84-8310-312-5) | ||
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Almudena Grandes Hernández (Madrid, 7 May 1960) is a Spanish writer.
She studied Geography and History at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid. She is married to the poet Luis García Montero. In 1989 she won the La Sonrisa Vertical prize with her erotic novel Las edades de Lulú, which has been translated into several languages. Bigas Luna made a movie based on this book, as did Gerardo Herrero with Malena es un nombre de tango and Juan Vicente Córdoba with El lenguaje de los balcones in his film Aunque tú no lo sepas.
Her books speak about the Spanish people in the last quarter of the 20th century and the first years of the 21st century. She shows in them a great realism and an intense psychological introspection.
Books
Novels
- Las edades de Lulú (Tusquets, 1989) (ISBN 84-7223-748-6)
- Te llamaré Viernes (Tusquets, 1991) (ISBN 84-7223-835-0)
- Malena es un nombre de tango (Tusquets, 1994) (ISBN 84-8310-655-8)
- Atlas de geografía humana (Tusquets, 1998) (ISBN 84-8310-073-8)
- Los aires difíciles (Tusquets, 2002) (ISBN 84-8310-195-5)
- Castillos de cartón (Tusquets, 2004) (ISBN 84-8310-259-5)
- El corazón helado (Tusquets, 2007) (ISBN 9788483103739)
Short story collections
- Modelos de mujer (Tusquets, 1996) (ISBN 84-8310-602-7)
- Mercados de Barceló, 2003 (ISBN 84-8310-881-X)
- Estaciones de paso (Tusquets, 2005) (ISBN 84-8310-312-5)
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