Elvira Navarro facts for kids
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Elvira Navarro
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Navarro in 2018
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Elvira Navarro Ponferrada
25 March 1978 Huelva, Spain
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| Alma mater | Complutense University of Madrid |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Awards | Jaén Novel Award (2009) |
Elvira Navarro Ponferrada, born on March 25, 1978, is a talented writer from Spain. She is known for her interesting novels and short stories. Elvira has won several important awards for her writing.
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Elvira Navarro studied Philosophy at the Complutense University of Madrid. In 2004, she won a special competition for young creators from the City Council of Madrid. She also received a scholarship to help her with her creative writing.
She has written several books, including La ciudad en invierno (The City in Winter) and La ciudad feliz (The Happy City). She also wrote the novels La trabajadora (The Working Woman) and Los últimos días de Adelaida García Morales (The Last Days of Adelaida García Morales). Her books have won awards like the Jaén Novel Award and the Tormenta en un vaso Award for Best New Author. She also received the Fnac New Talent Distinction.
Elvira also writes a blog called Periferia. In her blog, she explores different neighborhoods in Madrid. In 2010, a magazine called Granta listed her as one of the 22 best Spanish-language novelists under 35 years old. This was a big honor!
In 2013, a magazine called El Cultural said she was one of the most promising Spanish writers. The next year, the same magazine named her book La trabajadora as one of the top ten Spanish novels of the year. Parts of her work have been translated into many languages, like English, French, and Arabic.
Elvira has also written for many newspapers and magazines. She has also worked as a literary critic, which means she reviews books. In 2015, she became an editor for a publishing company called Caballo de Troya. She also teaches workshops to help other people learn how to write.
Elvira Navarro has written many different types of books. Here are some of her main works:
Novels and Short Stories
- La ciudad en invierno (The City in Winter), published in 2007.
- La ciudad feliz (The Happy City), published in 2009.
- El invierno y la ciudad (Winter and the City), an e-book from 2012.
- La trabajadora (The Working Woman), published in 2014.
- Los últimos días de Adelaida García Morales (The Last Days of Adelaida García Morales), published in 2016.
Books She Contributed To
Elvira Navarro has also contributed stories or essays to many collections of works by different authors. These are called collective works. Some examples include:
- Quince golpes en la cabeza (Fifteen Blows to the Head), a collection of stories from 2008.
- The best of young Spanish language novelists, published in 2010 by Granta magazine.
- Mar de pirañas. Nuevas voces del microrrelato español (Sea of Piranhas: New Voices of Spanish Micro-stories), a collection of very short stories from 2012.
- Madrid, con perdón (Madrid, With All Due Respect), a collection of texts about Madrid from 2012.
Awards and Recognitions
Elvira Navarro has received many awards and special recognitions for her writing:
- 2004: Young Creators Award from the City Council of Madrid.
- 2007: Fnac New Talent Distinction for her book La ciudad en invierno.
- 2008: She was a finalist for the Huelva Youth Awards.
- 2009: She won the 25th Jaén Novel Award for La ciudad feliz.
- 2009: She also won the Evolución 09 El Duende/PlayStation Literary Creation Award.
- 2009: Her book La ciudad feliz was chosen by the Culturas section of Público newspaper as one of the year's most eye-opening books.
- 2009: She won the 4th Tormenta en un vaso Award for Best New Author for La ciudad feliz.
- 2009: She was a finalist for the 7th Dulce Chacón Spanish Narrative Award for La ciudad feliz.
- 2014: Her book La trabajadora was chosen by El Mundo's magazine El Cultural as one of the year's best Spanish-language books.
- 2017: She was a finalist for the 5th Premio de Narrativa Breve Ribera del Duero for her book La isla de los conejos.
Images for kids
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Navarro in 2018
See also
In Spanish: Elvira Navarro para niños
