Antonio Soler (writer)
Antonio Soler Marcos (born September 28, 1956 in Málaga , Andalusia ) is a Spanish writer .
Life
Antonio Soler made his debut as a writer in 1993 with the novel Modelo de pasión . With his third novel Las bailarinas muertas , published in 1996 , he had his first major success. The book was awarded both the Premio Herralde and the Premio de la Crítica . It is also his only novel so far available in German. After a translation by Sybille Martin , the story was published by the Lower Austrian publisher Stockmann under the title Die toten Tänzerinnen . Other books have been translated into French, Italian, Greek, Portuguese and Korean, among others.
With his sixth novel El camino de los ingleses , published in 2004 , Soler had his greatest success to date. In the same year he was awarded the renowned Nadal literature prize. Two years later the Hollywood actor Antonio Banderas brought the film with Alberto Amarilla , Victoria Abril and María Ruiz in the leading roles to Spanish cinemas with his second directorial role. The film received two nominations at the 2007 Goya Spanish Film Awards . In addition to Amarilla for Best Actor, Soler received a nomination for Best Screenplay .
Together with the Nobel laureate Jean-Marie Lehn and the engineer Antonio Luque López , Soler received an honorary doctorate from the University of Malaga in 2014 .
Works (selection)
- Modelo de pasión (1993)
- Los heroes de la frontera (1995)
- Las bailarinas muertas (1996; German: Die toten Tänzerinnen , Stockmann, Bad Vöslau 2011, ISBN 978-3-9502750-5-6 )
- El nombre que ahora digo (1999)
- El espiritista melancólico (2001)
- El camino de los ingleses (2004)
- El sueño del caimán (2006)
- Lausana (2010)
- Boabdil (2012)
- Una historia violenta (2013)
Web links
- Literature by and about Antonio Soler in the catalog of the German National Library
- Antonio Soler in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Official website
Individual evidence
- ↑ Xavier Moret: Antonio Soler gana el Nadal con una novela coral sobre el fin de la adolescencia , elpais.com , January 7, 2004, accessed February 2, 2015
- ↑ Antonio Soler será Doctor Honoris Causa de la Universidad de Málaga , elmundo.es , May 30, 2014, accessed on February 2, 2015
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Soler, Antonio |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Soler Marcos, Antonio (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 28, 1956 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Málaga , Spain |