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Antonio Muñoz Molina
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Muñoz Molina at Warsaw on 23 June 2018
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| Born | 10 January 1956 Úbeda (Jaén), Spain |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Literary movement | Spanish Contemporary Literature |
| Notable awards | National Novel Prize (1988, 1992) Premio Planeta (1991) Jerusalem Prize (2013) Prince of Asturias Award (2013) |
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| Assumed office 16 June 1996 |
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| Preceded by | Seat established |
Antonio Muñoz Molina, born on January 10, 1956, is a famous Spanish writer. He is a member of the Royal Spanish Academy, which is a very important group that looks after the Spanish language. He has won many big awards for his writing, like the Premio Planeta, the Jerusalem Prize, and the Prince of Asturias Award.
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About Antonio Muñoz Molina
Early Life and Education
Antonio Muñoz Molina was born in a town called Úbeda in Spain. He grew up in the Jaén province. He went to college to study art history at the University of Granada. Later, he also studied journalism in Madrid.
Starting His Writing Career
Muñoz Molina began writing in the 1980s. His first book, El Robinsón urbano, came out in 1984. This book was a collection of his newspaper articles. He has written columns for major newspapers like El País in Spain and Die Welt in Germany.
His First Novels
His first novel, Beatus ille, was published in 1986. In this book, he created an imaginary city called Mágina. This city was inspired by his hometown in Andalusia and appeared in some of his other books too.
Award-Winning Books
Muñoz Molina has won many important awards for his novels.
- In 1987, he won Spain's National Narrative Prize for El invierno en Lisboa. This book was a tribute to detective stories and jazz music.
- His novel El jinete polaco won the Planeta Prize in 1991. It also won the National Narrative Prize again in 1992.
Other novels he has written include Beltenebros (1989), which is a story about love and politics in Madrid after the Spanish Civil War. He also wrote Los misterios de Madrid (1992) and El dueño del secreto (1994).
Role in the Royal Spanish Academy
On June 8, 1995, Antonio Muñoz Molina was chosen to be a member of the Real Academia Española. He officially took his seat on June 16, 1996. This is a very respected position for a writer in Spain.
Life in New York
Muñoz Molina is married to Elvira Lindo, who is also a Spanish writer and journalist. He used to live in New York City, United States. From 2004 to 2005, he was the director of the Instituto Cervantes in New York. This organization helps spread Spanish language and culture around the world.
International Recognition
Muñoz Molina's books have been translated into many languages.
- In 2004, the English translation of his novel Sepharad won the PEN/Book-of-the-Month Club Translation Prize.
- He received the Jerusalem Prize in 2013, which is a major international literary award.
- In 2020, the French translation of his novel Un andar solitario entre la gente won the Prix Médicis étranger.
See also
In Spanish: Antonio Muñoz Molina para niños
