Alberto Vázquez-Figueroa
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Alberto Vázquez-Figueroa (born 11 November 1936 in Santa Cruz de Tenerife
, Canary Islands
) is a Spanish
novelist. His novels have sold over 25 million copies worldwide.
to Africa
during the Spanish Civil War
. Since his youth, he visited the Sahara and described the culture of the desert region. He attended the studios of the in a part of 1962 and worked in the Destino specials. He was a war correspondent in La Vanguardia, for TVE (Televisión Española
) and for the program with de la Cuadra Salcedo and Silva. As a correspondent, he documented revolutionary wars in countries such as Bolivia
, the Dominican Republic
, and Guatemala
.
He later wrote his first novel, (Sand and Wind), and in 1975, he published as many as 14 to 15 novella
s such as Ébano. His other works include Tuareg, , and as well as the sagas , , and . His novel Garoé (the name of a sacred tree
in the Canary Islands
) won the 2010 Historical Novel Prize Alfonso X El Sabio, valued at €100,000.00 He has also published an autobiography called Anaconda.
Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Santa Cruz de Tenerife is the capital , second-most populous city of the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands and the 21st largest city in Spain, with a population of 222,417 in 2009...
, Canary Islands
Canary Islands
The Canary Islands , also known as the Canaries , is a Spanish archipelago located just off the northwest coast of mainland Africa, 100 km west of the border between Morocco and the Western Sahara. The Canaries are a Spanish autonomous community and an outermost region of the European Union...
) is a Spanish
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
novelist. His novels have sold over 25 million copies worldwide.
Biography
Vázquez-Figueroa and his family fled from the Canary IslandsCanary Islands
The Canary Islands , also known as the Canaries , is a Spanish archipelago located just off the northwest coast of mainland Africa, 100 km west of the border between Morocco and the Western Sahara. The Canaries are a Spanish autonomous community and an outermost region of the European Union...
to Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
during the Spanish Civil War
Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil WarAlso known as The Crusade among Nationalists, the Fourth Carlist War among Carlists, and The Rebellion or Uprising among Republicans. was a major conflict fought in Spain from 17 July 1936 to 1 April 1939...
. Since his youth, he visited the Sahara and described the culture of the desert region. He attended the studios of the in a part of 1962 and worked in the Destino specials. He was a war correspondent in La Vanguardia, for TVE (Televisión Española
Televisión Española
Televisión Española is the national state-owned public-service television broadcaster in Spain. TVE's activities were previously financed by a combination of advertising revenue and subsidies from the national government, but since it's been supported by subsidies only.TVE belongs to the RTVE...
) and for the program with de la Cuadra Salcedo and Silva. As a correspondent, he documented revolutionary wars in countries such as Bolivia
Bolivia
Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...
, the Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries...
, and Guatemala
Guatemala
Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast...
.
He later wrote his first novel, (Sand and Wind), and in 1975, he published as many as 14 to 15 novella
Novella
A novella is a written, fictional, prose narrative usually longer than a novelette but shorter than a novel. The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America Nebula Awards for science fiction define the novella as having a word count between 17,500 and 40,000...
s such as Ébano. His other works include Tuareg, , and as well as the sagas , , and . His novel Garoé (the name of a sacred tree
Garoé
The Garoé, Oreodaphne foetens or Rain tree of Hierro island, is a species of plant in the genus Oreodaphne in the Lauraceae family. It is species living in laurisilva a type of laurel forest adapted to Macaronesian islands...
in the Canary Islands
El Hierro
El Hierro, nicknamed Isla del Meridiano , is the smallest and farthest south and west of the Canary Islands , in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa, with a population of 10,162 .- Name :The name El Hierro, although phonetically identical to the Spanish word for 'iron', is generally thought...
) won the 2010 Historical Novel Prize Alfonso X El Sabio, valued at €100,000.00 He has also published an autobiography called Anaconda.
Literature
- Tuareg (1980)
- Tras las huellas de Alec (1971)
- Serie Cienfuegos
- Cienfuegos (1987)
- Caribes (Caribs)
- Azabache
- Montenegro
- Brazofuerte
- Xaraguá
- Tierra de bisontes (Land of the bisons)
- Olvidar Machu-Picchu (1983)
- Manaos
- Viracocha
- AnacondaAnacondaAn anaconda is a large, non-venomous snake found in tropical South America. Although the name actually applies to a group of snakes, it is often used to refer only to one species in particular, the common or green anaconda, Eunectes murinus, which is one of the largest snakes in the world.Anaconda...
- Nuevos dioses
- El perro
- El agua prometida
- La ordalía del veneno
- Marea negra
- FuerteventuraFuerteventuraFuerteventura , a Spanish island, is one of the Canary Islands, in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa. It is situated at 28°20' north, 14°00' west. At 1,660 km² it is the second largest of the Canary Islands, after Tenerife...
- Serie Océano (Ocean Series):
- Isla de Lobos (a.k.a Océano)
- Yaiza
- Maradentro
- Serie Piratas (Pirate Series):
- Piratas (1996)
- Negreros
- Leon Bocanegra
- Tiempo de conquistadores (2000)
- Un mundo mejor (2002)
- El señor de las tinieblas
- El anillo verde
- Delfines (Dolphins)
- La ruta de Orellana
- La iguana
- Ícaro
- Bora Bora
- Ébano
- ¡Panamá, Panamá!
- Tierra virgen. La destrucción del Amazonas
- El inca (The Inca)
- Los ojos del tuareg (2000):
- Vendaval
- Ciudadano Max
- África llora
- Marfil
- Sicario
- Palmira
- ¿Quién mató al embajador?
- Como un perro rabioso
- Matar a Gadafi (1997)
- Vivir del viento
- El rey leproso (2005)
- Bajo siete mares
- Por mil millones de dólares (2007)
- Coltan (2008)