Espido Freire
Espido Freire (actually: Laura Espido Freire ; born July 16, 1974 in Bilbao ) is a Spanish writer .
She grew up as the daughter of a Galician emigrant in a village near Bilbao and soon discovered her literary and musical talent, so that she took singing lessons and began to paint very early. She studied English at the University of Deusto.
Her third novel, Frozen Peaches (Melocotones helados), received the most prestigious Spanish literary prize, the Premio Planeta, in 1999.
Works (selection)
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Irlanda (1998)
- German edition: The cousin. Roman Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt, Stuttgart / Munich 2000, ISBN 3-421-05326-X
- Donde siempre es octubre (1999)
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Melocotones helados (1999)
- German edition: Frozen peaches. Roman Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt, Stuttgart / Munich 2001, ISBN 3-421-05419-3
- Diabulus in Musica (2001)
- Nos espera la noche (2003)
- La diosa del pubis azul (2005), together with Raúl del Pozo
- Soria Moria (2007) ISBN 978-84-206-6889-5 .
- Hijos del fin del mundo: De Roncesvalles a Finisterre (2009) ISBN 978-84-96715-28-8
- La flor del Norte (2011) ISBN 978-84-08-09951-2 .
- Quería volar (2014) ISBN 978-84-34-41851-6 .
- Para vos nací (2015) ISBN 978-84-34-41926-1 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Espido Freire in the catalog of the German National Library
- Official website of Espido Freire
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Freire, Espido |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Freire, Laura Espido |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 16, 1974 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bilbao |