José Carlos Somoza
Encyclopedia
José Carlos Somoza is a Spanish
author
born on November 13, 1959 in Havana
, Cuba
. In 1960 his family moved to Spain
after being exiled for political reasons. He holds a Bachelor's Degree
in psychiatry
, but he gave up medicine
in order to be a full-time writer in 1994.
Spain
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author
Author
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born on November 13, 1959 in Havana
Havana
Havana is the capital city, province, major port, and leading commercial centre of Cuba. The city proper has a population of 2.1 million inhabitants, and it spans a total of — making it the largest city in the Caribbean region, and the most populous...
, Cuba
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
. In 1960 his family moved to Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
after being exiled for political reasons. He holds a Bachelor's Degree
Bachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...
in psychiatry
Psychiatry
Psychiatry is the medical specialty devoted to the study and treatment of mental disorders. These mental disorders include various affective, behavioural, cognitive and perceptual abnormalities...
, but he gave up medicine
Medicine
Medicine is the science and art of healing. It encompasses a variety of health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness....
in order to be a full-time writer in 1994.
Works
- Planos 1994
- Silencio de Blanca 1996
- Miguel Will 1997
- Cartas de un asesino insignificante 1999
- La ventana pintada 1999
- La caverna de las ideas 2000 (The Athenian MurdersThe Athenian MurdersThe Athenian Murders is a novel written by Spanish author José Carlos Somoza. Originally published in Spain under the title La caverna de las ideas in 2000, it was translated into English in 2002 by Sonia Soto...
2002, shortlisted for the UK's Independent Foreign Fiction PrizeIndependent Foreign Fiction PrizeThe Independent Foreign Fiction Prize was inaugurated by British newspaper The Independent to honour contemporary fiction in translation in the United Kingdom. The award was first launched in 1990 and ran for five years before falling into abeyance. It was revived in 2001 with the financial support...
; winner of the CWA Gold Dagger) - Dafne desvanecida 2000 (shortlisted for the Spain's Nadal Prize)
- Clara y la penumbra 2001 (The Art of Murder 2004)
- La dama número trece 2003
- La caja de marfil 2004
- El detalle (tres novelas breves) 2005
- Zig Zag 2006
- La llave del abismo (The Key of Doom) 2007 (Premio de Novela Ciudad de TorreviejaPremio de Novela Ciudad de TorreviejaThe Premio de Novela Ciudad de Torrevieja is a Spanish literary prize, awarded since 2001 by the publisher Plaza & Janés to an original unpublished novel written in Spanish...
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