Espido Freire
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Espido Freire was born in Bilbao, Spain on July 16, 1974. She is considered one of the most popular contemporary Spanish writers.
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[edit] Biography
Espido Freire dedicated her early years to the study and performance of classical music. She received a degree in English philology from the University of Deusto, where she also studied for a master's degree in editing.
She made her literary debut with the novel Irlanda in 1998. It was acclaimed by critics and the public alike, and has been translated into several languages. The French version of the novel, translated by Eva Calveyra, won the Millepage Prize in France. At the time of writing (January 2007), an English translation of Irlanda is underway. Excerpts from the novel will appear in The Modern Review and Fairy Tale Review in 2007.
In 1999, she was awarded the Premio Planeta for her novel Melocotones helados. She is the youngest writer to have won this prestigious literary award.
Her novels have been translated into several languages, including French, German, Turkish, Dutch, Italian, Polish and Portuguese.
She has an interest in teaching creative writing and has taught at several universities.
[edit] Works
[edit] Irlanda
Irlanda, published in 1998, is Espido Freire's debut novel. It tells the story of Natalia, a fifteen-year-old girl with a strong imagination. Natalia has two sisters, and one of them, Sagrario, has recently died after a long illness.
[edit] Novels
- Irlanda (Barcelona, Planeta, 1998)
- Donde siempre es octubre (Barcelona, Seix Barral, 1999)
- Melocotones helados (winner of Premio Planeta 1999; Barcelona, Planeta, 1999)
- Diabulus in musica (Barcelona, Planeta, 2001)
- Nos espera la noche (Madrid, Alfaguara, 2003
- La diosa del pubis azul (Barcelona, Planeta, 2005). With Raúl del Pozo
