Martha Mercader
Martha Mercader (born February 27, 1926 in La Plata , Argentina ; † February 17, 2010 ) was an Argentine writer, journalist, playwright and filmmaker and politician. She is best known for her novel Juanamanuela, mucha mujer about the life of Juana Manuela Gorriti , an Argentine writer of the 19th century, of which over 100,000 copies have been sold to date and which is still enjoying new editions.
Life
Martha Mercader was trained as a teacher at the Escuela Normal Nacional Mary O. Graham in La Plata (graduated in 1944). She then completed a degree in English as a teacher in secondary schools at the Facultad de Humanidades of the Universidad Nacional de La Plata until 1948 and obtained a diploma for teaching English as a foreign language at the University of London in 1949/1950 . From 1948 to 1959 she taught English at various high schools. In 1953 she completed her training as an English translator at the Law Faculty of the Universidad Nacional de La Plata with the title "Traductora Pública Nacional" (sworn translator). She later translated around 20 books from English and several from French for various publishers. She also worked as a journalist for newspapers, magazines, radio and television. From 1963 to 1966 she held the office of Directora de Cultura de la Provincia de Buenos Aires. From 1984 to 1989 she was head of the Colegio Mayor Argentino "Nuestra Señora de Luján" high school in Madrid , which is subordinate to the Argentine Ministry of Education. From 1993 to 1997 she was a member of the Cámara de Diputados de la Nación for the Unión Cívica Radical party .
Awards and grants
- 1949–1950 fellowship from the British Council .
- 1966 3rd Prize of the Premio Municipal de Buenos Aires for Octubre en el espejo .
- 1975 2nd prize of the Premio Municipal de Buenos Aires for Solamente ella .
- 1977 1st prize: Premio de la Asociación Argentina de Cultura Inglesa for La biblioteca de ilimitados libros ingleses de Borges .
- 1981 1st prize: Premio Municipal de Buenos Aires for Juanamanuela, mucha mujer .
- 1981 Premio del Club de los XIII for Juanamanuela, mucha mujer .
- 1984 Diploma al Mérito of the Fundación Konex in children's literature.
- 1985 Premio "Estrella de la Nieve", the Asociación de Mujeres de Negocios y Profesionales for their services to Argentine culture, especially women's culture.
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Novels
- Los que viven por sus manos , Buenos Aires: Editorial Sudamericana, 1973;
- Solamente ella , Editorial Plus Ultra, 1976; New edition of Editorial Bruguera 1981;
- Juanamanuela, mucha mujer , Buenos Aires: Sudamericana, 1980; 20 editions. Released in Spain by Planeta.
- Belisario en son de guerra , Barcelona, Editorial Planeta, 1984;
- Donar la memoria , 2000.
Plays
- Una corona para Sanón 1967 children's comedy, premiered at the Teatro Municipal General San Martín in Buenos Aires.
- Amor de cualquier humor (1982), premiered at the Museo Enrique Larreta in Buenos Aires.
Stories and short stories
- Octubre en el espejo , Buenos Aires: Editorial Sudamericana, 1966
- De mil amores , Buenos Aires: Editorial Sudamericana, 1982
- La chuña de los huevos de oro , Buenos Aires: Editorial Legasa, 1982.
- Decir que no , Buenos Aires: Editorial Bruguera, 1983
- El hambre de mi corazón , Buenos Aires: Editorial Sudamericana, 1989 and 1991.
Essays
- Cultura. Problema político de la Provincia de Buenos Aires , 1965;
- Para ser una mujer , Editorial Planeta, 1992.
Children's literature
- Conejitos con hijitos , Editorial Plus Ultra, 1976;
- La Fuga , Buenos Aires: Ediciones de la Flor, 1978;
- Un cuento de pilas y pilas de cuentos . Buenos Aires, Editorial Sudamericana, 1982.
- Cuentos de un dormilón , Buenos Aires: Editorial Sudamericana, 1983;
- Una abuela y ciento veinte millones de nietos , Buenos Aires: Editorial Sudamericana, 1984;
- De amistades y encuentros , Buenos Aires: Sigmar, 1997
Television scripts
1969–1971: Co-author and screenwriter for the program "Cosa Juzgada" on Canal 11.
Film scripts
Screenwriter of "Solamente ella", in collaboration with Lucas Demare.
Web links
- Martha Mercader in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Literature by and about Martha Mercader in the catalog of the Ibero-American Institute of Prussian Cultural Heritage, Berlin
- Homepage of Martha Mercader in Argentores (in Spanish)
- Excerpt from the journal abanico - Revista de Letras of the Argentine National Library (in Spanish)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Los Andes Online: Murió Martha Mercader, al filo del arte y la política ( Memento of the original from June 9, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mercader, Martha |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Argentine writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 27, 1926 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | La Plata , Argentina |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 17, 2010 |