Juana Salabert (born 1962) is a Spanish writer, journalist, literary critic and translator. She is the winner of Premio Biblioteca Breve 2001 and the runner-up for Premio Nadal 1996.
Juana Salabert | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1962 Paris, France |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Notable works | Velódromo de Invierno |
Early life and education edit
She was born in 1962, in Paris, where her parents lived in exile from Francoist dictatorship.[1][2] Her father was the journalist Miguel Salabert.[2][3] She completed a philology degree at the Université de Toulouse-Le Mirail.[2][4]
Career edit
Salabert writes in Spanish[1] and her body of work includes novels, short stories, a travel book and a children's book.[4] Her writings often deal with the history and the aftermath of World War II or the Spanish Civil War, or touch upon the history of displacement of her own family.[5][6] She debuted in 1996 with Varadero, followed by Arde lo que será which was published the same year and was the runner-up for the Premio Nadal.[1][4] Her 2001 novel Velódromo de invierno, which described the horrors of Nazism through the eyes of a child, was awarded with Premio Biblioteca Breve.[1]
Salabert was the finalist for Rómulo Gallegos Prize (2011), Premio Dulce Chacón (2005), National Literature Prize for Narrative (2005) and Premio Dashiell Hammett (2008).[4]
Apart from writing longer forms, Salabert has also written for the press, including texts of literary criticism, as well as worked as a literary translator.[2]
Works edit
- Varadero, 1996
- Arde lo que será, 1996
- Mar de los espejos, 1998
- Aire nada más, 1999
- Estación central, 1999
- La bruja marioneta, 2001 (children's book)
- Velódromo del invierno, 2001
- La noche ciega, 2004
- Hijas de la ira, 2005
- El bulevar del miedo, 2007
- Cuentos de amigas, 2009
- La faz de la tierra, 2011
- La regla del oro, 2015[7]
- Atentado, 2022[3]
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Conferencia ::Encuentro con Juana Salabert ::Instituto Cervantes de Burdeos". Instituto Cervantes. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
- ^ a b c d "Juana Salabert". Agencia Literaria Carmen Balcells. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
- ^ a b Corroto, Paula (2022-02-18). "Juana Salabert se adentra en el infierno terrorista de la yihad: "Tenemos el horror dentro"". el Confidencial (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-02-07.
- ^ a b c d "Ana María Matute y Juana Salabert". Biblioteca Nacional de España (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-02-07.
- ^ "La mirada al turbulento siglo XX de Juana Salabert". Radio Prague International (in Spanish). 2009-05-19. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
- ^ Linhard, Tabea Alexa (2014-06-04). Jewish Spain: A Mediterranean Memory. Stanford University Press. p. 41. ISBN 978-0-8047-9188-5.
- ^ "Salabert, Juana". Escritores.org (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-02-07.