Maruja Torres
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Maria Dolors Torres Manzanera known as Maruja Torres (Barcelona
, March 16, 1943) is a Spanish writer and journalist.
Her parents were from Murcia
and she was born in El Raval
neighbourhood. She started as a journalist thanks to Carmen Kurtz
when she was 21 years old. She has worked for several publications (La Prensa, Garbo, Fotogramas, Por Favor, El País...) and her opinions about People's Party
and Israel
i government have been very controversial.
She lives currently in Beirut
.
Profile and articles by Maruja Torres, El País
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
, March 16, 1943) is a Spanish writer and journalist.
Her parents were from Murcia
Murcia
-History:It is widely believed that Murcia's name is derived from the Latin words of Myrtea or Murtea, meaning land of Myrtle , although it may also be a derivation of the word Murtia, which would mean Murtius Village...
and she was born in El Raval
El Raval
El Raval is a neighbourhood in the Ciutat Vella district of Barcelona, Spain. The neighborhood, especially the part closest to the port, was also informally known as Barri xinès, meaning "Chinatown" El Raval is one of the two historical neighborhoods that border the la Rambla...
neighbourhood. She started as a journalist thanks to Carmen Kurtz
Carmen Kurtz
Carmen Kurtz was a Catalan writer, who wrote under the name of her husband, Pedro Kurtz, in Spanish...
when she was 21 years old. She has worked for several publications (La Prensa, Garbo, Fotogramas, Por Favor, El País...) and her opinions about People's Party
People's Party (Spain)
The People's Party is a conservative political party in Spain.The People's Party was a re-foundation in 1989 of the People's Alliance , a party led and founded by Manuel Fraga Iribarne, a former Minister of Tourism during Francisco Franco's dictatorship...
and Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
i government have been very controversial.
She lives currently in Beirut
Beirut
Beirut is the capital and largest city of Lebanon, with a population ranging from 1 million to more than 2 million . Located on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's Mediterranean coastline, it serves as the country's largest and main seaport, and also forms the Beirut Metropolitan...
.
Prizes
- Premio Víctor de la Serna (1986)
- Premio Francisco Cerecedo (1990)
- Foreign Literature Price, Un calor tan cercano (1998)
- XLIX Premio PlanetaPremio PlanetaThe Premio Planeta de Novela is a Spanish literary prize, awarded since 1952 by the Spanish publisher Grupo Planeta to an original novel written in Spanish . It is one of about 16 literary prizes given by Planeta....
, Mientras vivimos (2000) - Premio NadalPremio NadalPremio Nadal is a Spanish literary prize awarded annually by the publishing house Ediciones Destino, part of Planeta. It has been awarded every year on January 6 since 1944...
, Esperadme en el cielo (2009)
External links
Biography and works by Maruja TorresProfile and articles by Maruja Torres, El País