| Juana Salabert | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1962 Paris, France |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Notable works | Velódromo de Invierno |
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.
Early life and education
She was born in 1962, in Paris, where her parents lived in exile from Francoist dictatorship. Her father was the journalist Miguel Salabert. She completed a philology degree at the Université de Toulouse-Le Mirail.
Career
Salabert writes in Spanish and her body of work includes novels, short stories, a travel book and a children's book. 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. 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. Her 2001 novel Velódromo de invierno, which described the horrors of Nazism through the eyes of a child, was awarded with Premio Biblioteca Breve.
Salabert was the finalist for Rómulo Gallegos Prize (2011), Premio Dulce Chacón (2005), National Literature Prize for Narrative (2005) and Premio Dashiell Hammett (2008).
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.
Works
- 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
- Atentado, 2022
References
- ^ "Conferencia ::Encuentro con Juana Salabert ::Instituto Cervantes de Burdeos". Instituto Cervantes. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
- ^ "Juana Salabert". Agencia Literaria Carmen Balcells. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.