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Francisco González Ledesma
Francisco González Ledesma in 2006
Francisco González Ledesma in 2006
Born Francisco González Ledesma
(1927-03-17)March 17, 1927
Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain
Died March 2, 2015(2015-03-02) (aged 87)
Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain
Pen name Silver Kane,
Taylor Nummy,
Rosa Alcázar,
Fernando Robles,
Enrique Moriel,
Silvia Valdemar
Occupation Novelist
Language Spanish
Nationality Spanish
Period 1941-2015
Spouse María Rosa Torralba Serra
Children 3

Francisco González Ledesma (17 March 1927 – 2 March 2015) was a Spanish comic writer, novelist, lawyer, and journalist. He was a prize-winning crime novelist under his real name, and as Enrique Moriel. He wrote more than 1000 novels under the popular pen name Silver Kane, most of them Western novels. He also used the pseudonyms of Taylor Nummy, Silvia Valdemar, and for romance novels Rosa Alcázar and Fernando Robles.

Death

González Ledesma died in Barcelona from complications of a stroke, aged 87.

Literary Prizes

  • 1948: Premio Internacional de Novela for Sombras viejas
  • 1984: Premio Planeta de Novela for Crónica sentimental en rojo
  • 1986: Prix Mystère for La Dama de Cachemira
  • 2002: Premio Hammett for El pecado o algo parecido
  • 2005: Prix Mystère for Cinco mujeres y media
  • 2007: RBA Prize for Crime Writing for Una novela de barrio ("A Neighborhood Novel"), the world's most lucrative crime fiction prize at €125,000.

See also

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