RAE General Assembly accepted most Royal Spanish Academy Award in the nineteenth edition of literary creation, ‘La stranger’ by Olga MerinoThe nomination was submitted by academics Mario Vargas Llosa, José María Merino and Carme Riera.
The prize of 20,000 euros is awarded to a literary work that must have been published within the two years immediately preceding the award, and the submission of previously published works is not permitted, even if the new edition is corrected and enlarged. .
‘Alien’ (Alfaguara) Set in an old family estate, it tells the story of Angie, with the memory of her love affair with a British artist in Margaret Thatcher’s London and the ghosts haunting her.. An event in the area will enable the protagonist to uncover old family secrets.
Olga Merino (Barcelona, 1965) also published titles such as ‘Cenizas Rojas’, ‘Espuelas de papel’ and ‘Dogs barking in the basement’ and Contributes daily to EL PERIÓDICO, of the Iberian Press group, with a diary imitating his last book, ‘Five Winters’, He was inspired by his experiences as a correspondent for this newspaper in Moscow.
Of eleven nominations -each certified by at least three numerical academics from the RAE or their respective academies, as well as one of the winners of the previous calls-, four people came from Spainsix from American companies (those from Chile, Peru, Mexico and Ecuador) and one from previous winners.
Source: Informacion
