Suso de Toro
Toro Santos (born 10 January 1956) is a Spanish writer. A modern and contemporary arts graduate, he has published more than twenty novels and plays in Galician. He is a television scriptwriter and regular contributor to the press and radio.
Also recorded as Xesús Miguel de Toro Santos · Xesus Miguel de Toro Santos
Suso de Toro

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- Name
- Suso de Toro
- Birth Name
- Xesús Miguel de Toro Santos
- Born
- 10 January 1956
- Birthplace
- Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain
- Occupation
- Novelist, playwright, scriptwriter
- Nationality
- Spain
- Education
- University of Santiago de Compostela
- Honours
- Spanish Critics' Prize for Best Galician Language Prose · Premio Blanco Amor · National Novel Prize · Joan B. Cendrós International Award · Saint George's Cross
- Languages
- Spanish · Galician
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Toro Santos (born 10 January 1956) is a Spanish writer. A modern and contemporary arts graduate, he has published more than twenty novels and plays in Galician. He is a television scriptwriter and regular contributor to the press and radio.
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Suso de Toro (born 1956) is a writer, of Spanish nationality. The writer was born in Santiago de Compostela. Suso de Toro was educated at University of Santiago de Compostela.
Languages used include Galician and Spanish. Honours include National Novel Prize, Premio Blanco Amor and Saint George's Cross, among others.
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Toro writes in Galician and sometimes translates his own work into Spanish. His works have been translated into several languages, and have been taught in European universities. There are plans to make three of his works into films: A Sombra Cazadora, Non Volvas, and Calzados Lola.
Suso de Toro studied at University of Santiago de Compostela. The recorded working language is Spanish and Galician. Distinctions recorded are Spanish Critics' Prize for Best Galician Language Prose, Premio Blanco Amor, National Novel Prize and Joan B. Cendrós International Award.

O escritor galego Suso de Toro.
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• Name — Suso de Toro • Birth Name — Xesús Miguel de Toro Santos • Born — 10 January 1956 • Birthplace — Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain • Occupation — Novelist, playwright, scriptwriter • Language — Galician Xesús Miguel "Suso" de Toro Santos (born 10 January 1956) is a Spanish writer. A modern and contemporary arts graduate, he has published more than twenty novels and plays in Galician. He is a television scriptwriter and regular contributor to the press and radio. Suso de Toro writes in Galician and sometimes translates his own work into Spanish. His works have been translated into several languages, and have been taught in European universities. There are plans to make three of his works into films: A Sombra Cazadora, Non Volvas, and Calzados Lola.
Works
Works
• Caixón desastre (1983) • Polaroid (1986) • Land Rover (1988) • Ambulancia (1990) • Tic-tac (1993) • A Sombra Cazadora (1994) Edicións Xerais • Conta Saldada (1996) • Unha Rosa é unha Rosa (1997), theater • Calzados Lola (1997) • Círculo (1998) • Non Volvas (2000) Edicións Xerais • Trece badaladas (2002) • El príncipe manco (2004) • Morgun (2004) • Home sen nome (2006) • Sete Palabras (2009) Edicións Xerais; self-translated as Siete Palabras (2010) Alianza Editorial
Journalism
Journalism
• Parado na tormenta (1996) • Eterno retorno (1996) • O país da brétema (2000) • A carreira do salmón (2001) • Nunca mais Galiza á intemperie (2002) • Españois todos: As cartas sobre a mesa (2004) • Ten que doer: literatura e identidade (2004) • Outra idea de España: Mar de fondo (2005) • Madera de Zapatero (2005) • Outra Galiza (2008)
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1956
Suso de Toro born at Santiago de Compostela.
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Awards
• Premio da Crítica Galicia • Premio da Crítica de narrativa galega (twice) • Premio Blanco Amor • Premio Nacional de Narrativa
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