Almudena Grandes | |
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 Grandes in 2011 | |
| Born | María de la Almudena Grandes Hernández 7 May 1960 Madrid, Spain |
| Died | 27 November 2021 (aged 61) Madrid, Spain |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3 |
| Writing career | |
| Language | Spanish |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Website | almudenagrandes |
María de la Almudena Grandes Hernández (7 May 1960 – 27 November 2021) was a Spanish writer. Author of 14 novels and three short-story collections, her work has been translated into twenty languages and frequently adapted to film. She won the National Literature Prize for Narrative and the Prix Méditerranée among other honors. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez called her "one of the most important writers of our time."[1]
- ^ "Acclaimed Spanish writer Almudena Grandes dies". La Prensa Latina Media. 27 November 2021. Archived from the original on 28 November 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.