Salome Ortega
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Salomé Ortega Martínez was born in the province of Granada
, Spain
, in Campo Camara. She and her family moved to Madrid
in 1965. Despite her short time living in Granada, the summers she spent there left indelible memories that she recounts in her third book, La Sabia Insinuacion de las Cosas and her latest book Perdi las Estrellas published by Sial.
She has experience as a journalist for various publications and as a presenter on the radio. Her first published works were poems, like the famous Los Siete Velos published in 1987 and which Lauro Olmo said "... these poems are a breeze as stars, a breeze on the verge of shaking." Four years later she published Granada Abriendose title that her friend Luis Rosales gave her. Lauro Olmo also said "We are entering into an intimate lyricism ... it's like the verse in a prose expands without limits, a dutiful prose andalusia steady breath poemático ...".
In her third book, published in 1999 La Sabia Insinuacion de las Cosas Landero Louis, among other things, said " ... a veritable feast for the senses, Salome knows how to look at things from it rioja rioja untransferable unique ... " Rafael Guillén said, "... manages to convey a great encouragement and an unusually rich poetic imagery ...". Miguel Delibes stated, "... is a work full of expressiveness ...". Salome maintained her line of poetic prose in her fourth book, a novel, "Dejame Ser Tu Derrotada Estrella" which achieves a great balance between narrative and lyric and is accompanied by a CD containing the texts of Salome, the guitarist José Gras, songs from Luis Eduardo Aute and Amancio Prada, in addition to readings by Luis Eduardo Aute, Amancio Prada, Andres Aberasturi, Trecet Ramón, Andrés Sorel, José Carlos Plaza, Lolo Rico the author herself Salome Ortega.
In 2007 she was the winner of the prestigious Encarna Leon International Literature Competition by the city of Melilla
for her novel La Alfombra de la Palmera y la Media Luna and finalist in the poetry prize of San Fernando de Cádiz. On 8 March 2008 Sial published her novel La Alfombra de la Palmera y la Media Luna prefaced by the writer José Antonio Marina and Noé de la Cruz. In November 2008 Sial published Perdi las Estrellas which includes two short novels: "Memoria y Olvido" prefaced by the former rector of the Universidad Menendez Pelayo, a professor at the University of Granada
and a lecturer and writer, Antonio Sanchez Trigueros, and "Esta Ausencia Tuya" prefaced by the writer Antonio Colinas.
A contributing columnist for the newspaper ABC and other print media, with the Antonio Machado Foundation and Fundación José Hierro. She has presented radio programs, poetry readings and organized symposia, participated in cultural programs on TV while there is still a little room for a culture on television. Her poems have appeared in numerous publications worldwide. She has been tireless in her recitals at the top cultural centers such as the Ateneo de Madrid
, Palacio de la Madrasa in Granada, Circulo de Bellas Artes in Madrid, and Clamores in Madrid.
A poetry book El frio que me vela with a foreword by the writer and film director Emilio Ruiz Barrachina, and introduction by the poet Manuel Lopez Azorin was published 12 January in Madrid. Also present at the launch of the new book were José Luis García Montero, professor and husband of the great poet and novelist Almudena Grandes
, and the actor and poet Pepe Viyuela.
Granada (province)
Granada is a province of southern Spain, in the eastern part of the autonomous community of Andalusia. It is bordered by the provinces of Albacete, Murcia, Almería, Jaén, Córdoba, Málaga, and the Mediterranean Sea . Its capital city is also called Granada.The province covers an area of 12,635 km²...
, Spain
Spain
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, in Campo Camara. She and her family moved to Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
in 1965. Despite her short time living in Granada, the summers she spent there left indelible memories that she recounts in her third book, La Sabia Insinuacion de las Cosas and her latest book Perdi las Estrellas published by Sial.
She has experience as a journalist for various publications and as a presenter on the radio. Her first published works were poems, like the famous Los Siete Velos published in 1987 and which Lauro Olmo said "... these poems are a breeze as stars, a breeze on the verge of shaking." Four years later she published Granada Abriendose title that her friend Luis Rosales gave her. Lauro Olmo also said "We are entering into an intimate lyricism ... it's like the verse in a prose expands without limits, a dutiful prose andalusia steady breath poemático ...".
In her third book, published in 1999 La Sabia Insinuacion de las Cosas Landero Louis, among other things, said " ... a veritable feast for the senses, Salome knows how to look at things from it rioja rioja untransferable unique ... " Rafael Guillén said, "... manages to convey a great encouragement and an unusually rich poetic imagery ...". Miguel Delibes stated, "... is a work full of expressiveness ...". Salome maintained her line of poetic prose in her fourth book, a novel, "Dejame Ser Tu Derrotada Estrella" which achieves a great balance between narrative and lyric and is accompanied by a CD containing the texts of Salome, the guitarist José Gras, songs from Luis Eduardo Aute and Amancio Prada, in addition to readings by Luis Eduardo Aute, Amancio Prada, Andres Aberasturi, Trecet Ramón, Andrés Sorel, José Carlos Plaza, Lolo Rico the author herself Salome Ortega.
In 2007 she was the winner of the prestigious Encarna Leon International Literature Competition by the city of Melilla
Melilla
Melilla is a autonomous city of Spain and an exclave on the north coast of Morocco. Melilla, along with the Spanish exclave Ceuta, is one of the two Spanish territories located in mainland Africa...
for her novel La Alfombra de la Palmera y la Media Luna and finalist in the poetry prize of San Fernando de Cádiz. On 8 March 2008 Sial published her novel La Alfombra de la Palmera y la Media Luna prefaced by the writer José Antonio Marina and Noé de la Cruz. In November 2008 Sial published Perdi las Estrellas which includes two short novels: "Memoria y Olvido" prefaced by the former rector of the Universidad Menendez Pelayo, a professor at the University of Granada
University of Granada
The University of Granada is a public university located in Granada, Spain that enrolls approximately 80,000 students. The university also has campuses in Ceuta and Melilla. Every year, over 2,000 European students enroll in the UGR through the Erasmus Programme, making it the most popular...
and a lecturer and writer, Antonio Sanchez Trigueros, and "Esta Ausencia Tuya" prefaced by the writer Antonio Colinas.
A contributing columnist for the newspaper ABC and other print media, with the Antonio Machado Foundation and Fundación José Hierro. She has presented radio programs, poetry readings and organized symposia, participated in cultural programs on TV while there is still a little room for a culture on television. Her poems have appeared in numerous publications worldwide. She has been tireless in her recitals at the top cultural centers such as the Ateneo de Madrid
Ateneo de Madrid
The Ateneo de Madrid is a private cultural institution located in the capital of Spain, originally founded in 1835. Its full name is Ateneo Científico, Literario y Artístico de Madrid .-History:The roots of the Athenæum trace to the ideals of Francophiles and liberals of the early 19th...
, Palacio de la Madrasa in Granada, Circulo de Bellas Artes in Madrid, and Clamores in Madrid.
A poetry book El frio que me vela with a foreword by the writer and film director Emilio Ruiz Barrachina, and introduction by the poet Manuel Lopez Azorin was published 12 January in Madrid. Also present at the launch of the new book were José Luis García Montero, professor and husband of the great poet and novelist Almudena Grandes
Almudena Grandes
Almudena Grandes Hernández is a Spanish writer.She studied Geography and History at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid. She is married to the poet Luis García Montero. In 1989 she won the La Sonrisa Vertical prize with her erotic novel Las edades de Lulú, which has been translated into several...
, and the actor and poet Pepe Viyuela.
Books published
- Los Siete Velos (1987)
- Granada Abriendose (1991)
- La Sabria Insinuacion De Las Cosas (1999)
- Dejame Ser Tu Derrotada Estrella (2002)
- La Alfombra De La Palmera y La Media Luna (2008)
- Perdi Las Estrellas (2008)
- El frío que me vela (2010)