Espido Freire
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María Laura Espido Freire (her pen name is just her surnames 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 wrote her story about 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. As of 2007, an English translation of Irlanda is underway. The first chapter will appear in The Violet Issue of Fairy Tale Review, edited by Kate Bernheimer. Another excerpt from the novel was published in the Summer 2007 issue of The Modern Review.
In 1999, she was awarded the Premio Planeta for her novel Melocotones helados. She is the youngest writer to have won this well-funded literary award.
Her novels have been translated into several languages, including French, German, Turkish, Dutch, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Chinese and Japanese.
She has an interest in teaching creative writing and has taught at several universities.
In 2007, she won the Premio Ateneo de Sevilla for her novel Soria Moria.
[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 one of whom, 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
