Vicente Molina Foix facts for kids
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Vicente Molina Foix
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| Born | 18 October 1946 Elche, Spain |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Language | spanish |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Alma mater | University of Oxford |
Vicente Molina Foix was born on October 18, 1946. He is a Spanish writer and film director. He is known for his novels, poetry, and films.
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About Vicente Molina Foix
Vicente Molina Foix was born in Elche, Spain, in 1946. He studied at the Complutense University in Madrid. He also attended the University of London. From 1976 to 1979, he taught Spanish literature. This was at the University of Oxford in England.
He first became known as a poet. His poems were included in a famous book in 1970. This book was called Novisimos. It showed new Spanish poetry. He also wrote a book about Spanish movies. It was titled New Cinema in Spain. This book covered films from World War II until 1976.
Vicente Molina Foix also found success writing novels. In 1973, he won the Premio Barral award. He received it for his second novel, Busto. He wrote the story for an opera in 1990. It was called El viajero indiscreto. He has also written for the newspaper El País. He contributed to the magazine Fotogramas too.
In 2001, he started directing movies. He has directed two feature films. These are Sagitario (2001) and El dios de madera (2010). A famous director, Stanley Kubrick, chose him. Vicente Molina Foix helped translate Kubrick's movie scripts.
Books by Vicente Molina Foix
Vicente Molina Foix has written many books. He has won several awards for his novels. Here are some of his well-known works:
Novels
- Busto - This book won the Premio Barral in 1973.
- Los padres viudos - This novel received the Premio Azorín in 1983.
- La quincena soviética - This book won the Premio Herralde in 1988.
- La comunión de los atletas (1989)
- La misa de Baroja (1995)
- La mujer sin cabeza (1997)
- El vampiro de la calle México - This book won the Premio Alfonso García Ramos in 2002.
- El abrecartas - This novel won the Premio Nacional de Narrativa in 2007.
- El invitado amargo (2014) - He wrote this book with Luis Cremades.
Poetry
Vicente Molina Foix has also published collections of his poetry:
- Los espías del realista (1970)
- Vanas penas de amor (1998)
- La musa furtiva (2012) - This book collects his poems from 1967 to 2012.
- Antinoo ciego (1989) - This was written with Leopoldo Alas and others for Signos Magazine.
Images for kids
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Vicente Molina Foix at the Guadalajara International Book Fair in 2017.
See also
In Spanish: Vicente Molina Foix para niños
- Novisimos
