Isabel-Clara Simó
Isabel-Clara Simó | |
|---|---|
| Died | 13 January 2020 (aged 76) Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain |
| Occupation | Writer, journalist, politician |
| Notable works | És quan miro que hi veig clar (1979) |
| Notable awards | Premi Víctor Català (1978) Premi Andròmina de narrativa (2001) Premi Sant Jordi de novel·la (2003) Premi de la Crítica dels Escriptors Valencians d'assaig (2004) Premi de Novel·la Ciutat d'Alzira (2007) Premi Trajectòria (2009) Premi Jaume Fuster dels Escriptors en Llengua Catalana (2013) Premi d'Honor de les Lletres Catalanes (2017) |
Isabel-Clara Simó i Monllor (4 April 1943 – 13 January 2020)[1] was a Spanish journalist and writer.[2] She is considered one of the most important writers in the Catalan language.[3]
Simó was awarded several prizes, including the
Biography
Isabel-Clara Simó was BSc+MSc on
She was awarded the
In 1993 she won the Premi Crítica Serra d'Or de narració for Històries perverses. In 2001 she received the Andròmina prize for her work Hum... Rita!: L'home que ensumava dones, and in 2004 the Crítica dels Escriptors Valencians prize for her essay En legítima defensa. In 2007, she won the Premi de Novel·la Ciutat d'Alzira with El meu germà Pol.
As a journalist, she was director of the weekly
In 2009 she was awarded the Trajectòria prize at the Setmana del Llibre en Català. According to the organization, this award recognizes the huge work of the writer and her effort in protecting the Catalan language.[8] In 2013, she received the Golden Medal of the City council of Alcoi, as well as its Key to the City.[7]
In 2017 she won the Premi d'Honor de les Lletres Catalanes.
Selected works
- Júlia (1983)
- D'Alcoi a Nova York (1988)
- La veïna (1990)
- La Nati (1991)
- Raquel (1992)
- Històries perverses (1992)
- La Salvatge (1994)
- Dones (1997)
- El gust amarg de la cervesa (1999)
- T'imagines la vida sense ell? (2000)
- Carta al meu nét. Sobre el nacionalisme (2000)
- La Nati (2001)
- Estimats homes (una caricatura) (2001)
- L'home que volava en el trapezi (2002)
- En legítima defensa (2003)
- Angelets (2004)
- Adeu-Suau (2006)
- El caníbal (2007)
- Un Tros de Cel (2012)
References
- ^ "Fallece la escritora Isabel-Clara Simó a los 76 años". 13 January 2020.
- ^ a b "Isabel-Clara Simó". escriptors.cat (in Catalan). Retrieved 13 September 2010.
- ^ Palmer, Judith (22 March 1996). "Judith Palmer on literature". The Independent, archived at LexisNexis. Retrieved 13 September 2010.
- ^ Diaz-Vicedo, Noèlia (February 2010). "Isabel-Clara Simó Monllor". Centre for the study of Contemporary Women's Writing. Institute of Germanic & Romance Studies, University of London. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 13 September 2010.
- ^ Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana (ed.). "Isabel-Clara Simó i Monllor". L'Enciclopèdia.cat.
- ^ Generalitat de Catalunya website (ed.). "Qui és qui. Simó Monllor, Isabel-Clara". Archived from the original on 11 November 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ^ a b "Alcoi concedirà la medalla d'or a Isabel-Clara Simó". VilaWeb. 9 February 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
- ^ "Isabel-Clara Simó rep emocionada el Premi Trajectòria de la Setmana del Llibre a Sant Cugat". Cugat.cat Diari. 10 March 2009.
External links
Media related to Isabel-Clara Simó i Monllor at Wikimedia Commons- "Isabel-Clara Simó". lletrA-UOC – Open University of Catalonia.
