Care Santos facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Care Santos la mejor
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Macarena Santos i Torres
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| Born | 8 April 1970 |
| Language | Catalan, Spanish |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Alma mater | University of Barcelona |
| Genre | novel |
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Care Santos, whose real name is Macarena Santos i Torres, is a Spanish writer. She was born on April 8, 1970. Care Santos writes books for both young people and adults. She writes in two languages: Catalan and Spanish.
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About Care Santos
Care Santos studied law and Spanish language at the University of Barcelona. She started her career as a journalist. She worked for newspapers like Diari de Barcelona, ABC, and El Mundo.
In 1995, Care Santos published her first book. It was a collection of short stories called Cuentos cítricos. After that, she wrote more books, including Trigal con cuervos and Los ojos del lobo.
Awards and Recognitions
Care Santos has won many awards for her writing. These awards show how much her books are loved.
- In 2007, her book Dissection won the Carmen Conde Women's Poetry Award.
- She was nominated for the Primavera de Novela Award for her book La muerte de Venus. This book was translated into many different languages.
- In 2013, she won the Joaquim Ruyra Award. This award is for the best book for young people. Her winning book was No em preguntis qui sóc.
- On January 20, 2014, Care Santos received the Premi de les Lletres Catalanes Ramon Llull Award. She won this for her book Desig de xocolata. This book was released on March 6, 2014.
- In 2017, she was awarded the Premio Nadal.
Books by Care Santos
Care Santos has written many books for different ages. Here are some of her selected works:
- El tango del perdedor (1997)
- Trigal con cuervos (1999)
- Aprender a huir (2000)
- La muerte de Kurt Cobain (1997)
- Okupada (1997)
- Te diré quién eres (1997)
- La ruta del huracán (1999)
- Krysis (2001)
- Operación Virgo (2002)
- Laluna.com (2003)
- Los ojos del lobo (2004)
- El circuito de Montecarlo (2005)
- El anillo de Irina (2005)
- El dueño de las sombras (2006)
- La muerte de Venus (2007)
- Habitaciones cerradas (2012)
Books Translated into English
Some of Care Santos's books have been translated so English speakers can read them too.
- Desire for chocolate, translated by Julie Wark, was published in 2016.
- Dissection, translated by Lawrence Schimel, was published in 2014.
See also
In Spanish: Care Santos para niños
