Zoé Valdés
Zoé Valdés (born May 2, 1959 in Havana ) is a Cuban writer.
She studied at the Instituto Superior Pedagógico Enrique José Varona , but dropped out without a degree. She then studied for over two years at the Philological Faculty of the University of Havana , but did not finish this course with a degree either. Between 1984 and 1988 she was a member of the Cuban delegation to UNESCO and of the Oficina Cultural de la Misión de Cuba in Paris . She then returned to Cuba, where she worked as a writer and screenwriter. From 1990 she was vice director of the magazine Cine Cubano . After the publication of her novel La nada cotidiana in France in 1995, which caused outrage in the Castro government, she turned her back on the island and settled in Paris, where she has lived with her third husband and daughter since then.
bibliography
- 1986 Respuestas para vivir (poems), Editorial Letras Cubanas, Habana, Cuba
- 1986 Todo para una sombra (poems), Editorial Taifa,
- 1993 Sangre azul (novel), Editorial Letras Cubanas, Habana and Emecé Ed., Barcelona 1996, ISBN 84-7888-297-9
- 1995 La hija del embajador (novel), Ediciones Bitzoc
- 1995 La nada cotidiana (novel), Editorial Actes-Sud, París
- German: The daily nothing , translated by Klaus Laabs, Ammann, Zurich 1996, ISBN 978-3442722631
- 1996 Vagón para fumadores (Poems), Lumen
- 1996 Cólera de ángeles (novel), Ediciones Textuel
- 1996 Te di la vida entera (novel), Editorial Planeta
- German: You own my life , translated by Susanne Lange , Goldmann, Munich 1999, ISBN 978-3442723973
- 1997 Los poemas de la Habana (poems), Editorial Antoine Soriano
- 1997 Café Nostalgia (Roman), Editorial Planeta, Barcelona
- German: Café Cuba , translated by Klaus Laabs , Goldmann, Munich 2006, ISBN 978-3442734283
- 1998 Traficantes de belleza ( short stories), Editorial Planeta, Barcelona, Spain, ISBN 978-8408025443
- 1999 Cuerdas para el lince (Poems), Lumen, Barcelona, Spain
- 1999 Los aretes de la luna (children's book), Everest, León, Spain
- 1999 Querido primer novio (novel), Editorial Planeta, Barcelona
- German: Beloved first love , translated by Peter Schwaar, Goldmann, Munich 2003, ISBN 978-3442730582
- 2000 El pie de mi padre (novel), Editorial Gallimard, France
- 2001 Milagro en Miami (novel), Editorial Planeta, Barcelona, Spain
- 2003 Lobas de mar (novel), Editorial Planeta, Barcelona, Spain ISBN 978-8408047957
- 2004 La eternidad del instante (Roman), Editorial Plaza & Janés, Barcelona, Spain
- 2004 Los misterios de La Habana , Editorial Planeta, Barcelona, Spain, ISBN 978-8408055075
- 2006 Bailar con la vida (Roman), Editorial Planeta, Barcelona, Spain ISBN 978-8408066712
- 2007 La cazadora de astros (novel), Editorial Plaza & Janés, Barcelona, Spain
- 2008 La ficción Fidel (essay), Editorial Planeta, Barcelona, Spain
- 2010 El todo cotidiano (novel), Editorial Planeta, Barcelona, Spain, ISBN 978-8408094791
Prices
- 1982: Premio de Poesía Roque Dalton y Jaime Suárez Quemain.
- 1995: Premio de Novela Breve Juan March Cencillo.
- 1996: Finalist of the Premio Planeta with Te di la vida entera .
- 1997: LiBeraturpreis with the daily nothing .
- 1999: Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres .
- 2004: Premio Torrevieja with La eternidad del instante .
- 2012: Grande Médaille de Vermeil of the City of Paris for her life's work and her advocacy for human rights.
Web links
- Official website of Zoé Valdés (Spanish)
- News and pictures from Zoé Valdés (Spanish)
- Zoé Valdés's blog (Spanish)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Valdés, Zoé |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Cuban writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 2, 1959 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Havana |