José María Merino
José María Merino is a Spanish novelist born in A Coruña, Galicia on 5 March 1941. He is the father of two daughters, María and Ana, both of them university professors. (Ana Merino is also a poet.) He lived for several years in León and currently lives in Madrid.
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José María Merino

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- Birth Name
- José María Merino
- Born
- 5 March 1941
- Birthplace
- A Coruña, Spain
- Full name
- José María Merino Sánchez.
- Nationality
- Spain.
- Occupation
- writer, literary critic, novelist and jurist.
- Honours
- Spanish National Children and Youth Literature Award, National Novel Prize, Castilla and León critics award, Salambó Prize, Premio Torrente Ballester and Premio de la Crítica Española.
- Languages
- Spanish.
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José María Merino is a Spanish novelist born in A Coruña, Galicia on 5 March 1941. He is the father of two daughters, María and Ana, both of them university professors. (Ana Merino is also a poet.) He lived for several years in León and currently lives in Madrid.
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José María Merino (born 1941) is a Spanish jurist, literary critic and novelist, among other activities. The jurist was born José María Merino Sánchez in A Coruña.
José María Merino is a member of Royal Spanish Academy and held the position of Member of the Royal Spanish Academy. The jurist lived in Madrid.
Languages used include Spanish. José María Merino received Castilla and León critics award, National Novel Prize and Premio de la Crítica Española, among others.
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Biography
Best known for his novels and short stories, he is also a poet and a travel writer. His literary production is equal both in terms of quantity and quality. He cultivates all narrative forms, poetry, and literary essay. He usually writes short-story, he has edited important collections of short-stories and tales. Merino is also an experienced teacher, someone who enjoys sharing his expertise with younger writers and students. He has conducted numerous workshops and creative writing courses and seminars in different Universities and Writing Schools, such as Dartmouth College (Hanover), the Universidad Complutense (Madrid), Universidad Carlos III (Madrid), Universidad International Menéndez y Pelayo (Santander), Escuela de Escritores Alonso Quijano or La Escuela de Letras. Merino was elected to Seat m of the Real Academia Española on 27 March 2008, he took up his seat on 19 April 2009.
The recorded working language is Spanish. Residence is recorded at Madrid. Positions recorded include Member of the Royal Spanish Academy. Distinctions recorded are Spanish National Children and Youth Literature Award, National Novel Prize, Castilla and León critics award and Salambó Prize.
El escritor español José María Merino en la librería Alejandría de León (España) en febrero de 2008.
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Key facts
• Honorific Prefix — The Most Excellent • Birth Name — José María Merino • Born — 5 March 1941 • Birthplace — A Coruña, Spain • Illustration — Jose María Merino, portrait by Felix de la Concha
Novels
Novels
• El río del Edén 2013 National Novel Prize (Spain) • El lugar sin culpa (Ed. Alfaguara 2007) Torrente Ballester Award • El heredero (Ed, Alfaguara, 2003). Ramón Gómez de la Serna Award • Novelas del mito (Ed. Alfaguara, 2000). (Compilation: El caldero de oro, La orilla oscura y El centro del aire) • Los invisibles (Ed. Espasa-Calpe, 2000) • Las visiones de Lucrecia (Ed. Alfaguara, 1996). Miguel Delibes Award • Las crónicas mestizas (Ed. Alfaguara, 1992). (Compilation: El oro de los sueños, La tierra del tiempo perdido y Las lágrimas del sol) • Los trenes del verano -No soy un libro (Ed. Siruela, 1992). National Award of Youth Literature • El centro del aire (Ed. Alfaguara, 1991) • Las lágrimas del sol (Ed. Alfaguara, 1989) • La tierra del tiempo perdido (Ed. Alfaguara, 1987) • El oro de los sueños (Ed. Alfaguara, 1986) • La orilla oscura (Ed. Alfaguara, 1985). Critics National Award • El caldero de oro (Ed. Alfaguara, 1981) • Novela de Andrés Choz (Ed. Novelas y Cuentos 1976). Award for the best novel: Novelas y Cuentos Award
Memoirs
Memoirs
• Tres semanas de mal dormir (Seix Barral, 2006) • Intramuros (Edilesa, 1998)
Poetry
Poetry
• Cumpleaños lejos de casa. Poesía reunida. Seix Barral, Barcelona, 2006 • Cumpleaños lejos de casa. Obra poética completa. Endymion, Madrid, 1987 • Mírame Medusa y otros poemas. Endymion, Madrid, 1984 • Cumpleaños lejos de casa. Provincia, León, 1973 • Sitio de Tarifa. Helios, Madrid, 1972
Collaborative work
Collaborative work
• Los narradores cautivos (Alfaguara, 1999). Novel. With Jesús F. Martínez and Antonio Martínez Menchén • Sabino Ordás, Las cenizas del Fénix (Calambur, 1985). Journalistic articles with Juan Pedro Aparicio and Luis Mateo Díez • León, traza y memoria (1984). Book of Art. With Luis Mateo Díez and Antonio Gamoneda • Los caminos del Esla (Everest, 1980). Travels Book. With Juan Pedro Aparicio • Parnasillo Provincial de poetas apócrifos (Papalaguinda poética, 1975). With Agustín Delgado and Luis Mateo Díez
Editor of anthologies
Editor of anthologies
• Leyendas españolas de todos los tiempos. Una memoria soñada (Temas de hoy, 2000) • Los mejores relatos españoles del siglo XX (Alfaguara, 1998) • Cien años de cuentos españoles en castellano (1898–1998) (Alfaguara, 1998)
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Madrid.
Residences
A Coruña.
Birth place
Books for children
• Adiós al cuaderno de hojas blancas (Anaya, 1998) • Regreso al cuaderno de hojas blancas (Anaya, 1997) • El cuaderno de hojas blancas (Anaya, 1996) • La edad de la aventura (Ed. Alfaguara, 1995)
Short stories collections
Short stories collections
• La glorieta de los fugitivos (Ed. Páginas de Espuma, 2007) • Cuentos del libro de la noche (Ed. Alfaguara, 2005) • Cuentos de los días raros (Ed. Alfaguara, 2004) • Días imaginarios (Seix Barral 2002). NH Award of short stories to the year best short stories book published • La memoria tramposa (Edilesa, 1999) • Cuatro nocturnos (Ed. Alfaguara 1999) • Cincuenta cuentos y una fábula. Obra breve 1982-1997 (Ed. Alfaguara 1997) • Cuentos del Barrio del Refugio (Ed. Alfaguara 1994) • El viajero perdido (Ed. Alfaguara 1990) • Artrópodos y Hadanes (Ollero y Ramos, 1987) • Cuentos del reino secreto (Ed. Alfaguara 1982)
Collections of literary essays and articles
Collections of literary essays and articles
• Ficción continua (Seix Barral, 2004) • Silva leonesa (Breviarios de la Calle del Pez 1998)
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