Concha Espina
María de la Concepción Jesusa Basilisa Rodríguez-Espina y García-Tagle, short form Concha Espina (ˈkontʃa esˈpina, 15 April 1869 or 1877 or 1 April 1879 or 15 April 1879 in Santander – 19 May 1955 in Madrid), was a Spanish writer. She was nominated for a Nobel prize in literature 25 times in 28 years.
Also recorded as Ana Coe Snichp · Concepción Jesusa Basilisa Rodríguez-Espina y García-Tagle
Concha Espina

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- Full name
- María de la Concepción Jesusa Basilisa Rodríguez-Espina y García-Tagle.
- Born
- 1869. · Santander.
- Died
- 1955. · Madrid.
- Nationality
- Spain.
- Occupation
- novelist, writer, journalist and poet.
- Fields
- essay.
- Honours
- Fastenrath Award, National Novel Prize, Grand Cross of the Civil Order of Alfonso X the Wise, Gold Medal of Work Merit, Order of Queen Maria Luisa, Concurso Nacional de Literatura (Spain and 1923-1973).
- Languages
- Spanish.
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María de la Concepción Jesusa Basilisa Rodríguez-Espina y García-Tagle, short form Concha Espina (ˈkontʃa esˈpina, 15 April 1869 or 1877 or 1 April 1879 or 15 April 1879 in Santander – 19 May 1955 in Madrid), was a Spanish writer. She was nominated for a Nobel prize in literature 25 times in 28 years.
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Concha Espina (1869–1955) was a Spanish journalist, novelist and poet, among other activities. Born in Santander, the journalist died in Madrid. Concha Espina was also known as Ana Coe Snichp and Concha Espina de Serna.
Genres include essay. Languages used include Spanish. Concha Espina received Concurso Nacional de Literatura (Spain, 1923-1973), Fastenrath Award and Gold Medal of Work Merit, among others.
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Life
Life
The recorded working language is Spanish. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are essay. Distinctions recorded are Fastenrath Award, National Novel Prize, Grand Cross of the Civil Order of Alfonso X the Wise and Gold Medal of Work Merit.
María de la Concepción Jesusa Basilisa Rodríguez-Espina y García-Tagle was born in Santander, the seventh of 10 children of Víctor Rodríguez-Espina y Olivares and Ascensión García-Tagle y de la Vega. On 12 January 1893 she married Ramón de la Serna y Cueto, and they moved to Valparaíso, Chile during some years. The marriage had 5 children: Ramón, Víctor, José, Josefina (wife of Regino Sainz de la Maza) and Luis. The couple separated in 1909, and legally in 1934. In 1940 she went blind, but she continued to write. She died at 86, on 19 May 1955 in Madrid. Her best known novel is called That Luzmela Girl (La niña de Luzmela) and describes life in the Cantabrian village of Mazcuerras, today also known as Luzmela after her. A Madrid metro station of line 9, Concha Espina, is named after her. A major avenue in the same area is called Avenida de Concha Espina.
Works
Works
• La Eterna Visita. • Mujeres del Quijote, 1903. • Mis Flores, 1904. • El Rabión, 1907. • Trozos de Vida, 1907 • That Luzmela Girl (La niña de Luzmela), 1909. Novela. • La Ronda de los Galanes, 1910. • Despertar para Morir, 1910. • Agua de Nieve, 1911. • La Esfinge Maragata, 1914. Fastenrath Award de la Real Academia Española. • La Rosa de los Vientos, 1915. Novela. • Al Amor de las Estrellas, 1916. • El Jayón, 1916. Award Espinosa y Cortina de la Real Academia Española. • Don Quijote en Barcelona, 1917. Conferency 19-12-1916. • Ruecas de Marfil, 1917. • Simientes. Páginas iniciales, 1918. • Naves en el Mar, 1918. • Talín. Novela Inédita, 1918. • Pastorelas, 1920. • El Metal de los Muertos, 1920. • Dulce Nombre, 1921. Novela. • Cuentos, 1922. • El Cáliz Rojo, 1923. • Tierras del Aquilón, 1924. Award Castillo de Chirel de la Real Academia Española. • Arboladuras, 1925. • Cura de Amor, 1925. • El Secreto de un Disfraz, 1925. • Altar Mayor, 1926. Premio Nacional de Literatura de España 1927. • Las Niñas Desaparecidas, 1927. • Aurora de España, 1927. • El Goce De Robar, 1928. • La Virgen Prudente, 1929. • El Príncipe del Cantar, 1930. • Copa De Horizontes, 1930. • Siete Rayos de Sol, 1930. • Llama de Cera, 1931. • Singladuras. Viaje Americano, 1932. • Entre la Noche y el Mar, 1933. • Candelabro, 1933. • La Flor de Ayer, 1934. • Vidas Rotas, 1935. • Nadie Quiere a Nadie, 1938. • Retaguardia. (Imágenes de vivos y muertos), 1937. • El Desierto Rubio, 1938. • Reconquista, 1938. • Esclavitud y Libertad, Diario de una Prisionera, 1938. • Las Alas Invencibles. Novela de Amores, de Aviación y de Libertad, 1938. • Casilda de Toledo. Vida de Santa Casilda, 1938. • Luna Roja: Novelas de la Revolución, 1939. • Princesas del Martirio, 1940. • La Tiniebla Encendida, 1940. • El Fraile Menor, 1942. • Moneda Blanca. La Otra, 1942. • La Segunda Miés, 1943. • Victoria en América, 1944. • Obras completas de Concha Espina, 1944. • El Más Fuerte, 1945. • Un Valle en el Mar, 1949. II Award Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra de Periodismo Ministry of Information and Tourism. • De Antonio Machado a su Grande y Secreto Amor, 1950. Letters. • Una Novela de Amor, 1953. • Aurora de España, 1955
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1869
Concha Espina was born in 1869 at Santander.
1955
Concha Espina died in 1955 at Madrid.
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Santander.
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Madrid.
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q3751269: Concha Espina
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- “Concha Espina”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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scholarly publication
- Concha Espina, du journalisme au roman engagé (1880-1955)
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• modernismo98y14.com • escritoras.com • biografiasyvidas.com * * *

Concha Espina.
José Demaría López · (1920-01-17). " Nuestras visitas. Concha Espina ". La Esfera (315). ISSN 1577-0389.
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- 1.De la Serna, Alfonso. Mujeres del Quijote, seguido de "Don Quijote en Barcelona". Trifaldi. 5. 2005. 9788493440107.
- 2.Davies, Catherine. Spanish Women's Writing 1849-1996. A&C Black. 109. 2000. 9781847142122.
- 3.Bibliothèque nationale de France. Concha Espina (1879-1955).
- 4.Nueva Acropolis. Concha Espina.
- 5.Nomination Database. www.nobelprize.org.
- 6.See Study.
- 7.La niña de Luzmela.
- 8.La Niña de Luzmela by Concha Espina - Free eBook. manybooks.net.
- 9.La esfinge maragata.
- 10.Dulce nombre.
- 11.Altar mayor.
- 12.Broken Lives.
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Concha Espina, du journalisme au roman engagé (1880-1955)Crossref registry
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q3751269: Concha EspinaWikimedia Foundation
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