Fina Casalderrey

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Fina Casalderrey
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Born (1951-08-11) 11 August 1951 (age 70)
Xeve, Pontevedra, Spain
NationalitySpain
Genrechildren's literature, gastronomy

Fina Casalderrey (born 11 August 1951) is a Spanish writer and educator, considered to be one of the most important writers of Galician children's literature.[1][2]

Life and career[]

She was born in Xeve in the province of Pontevedra and began a career in teaching. She first began writing for the theatre before turning to children's books and later books on gastronomy.[2][1]

She received the Castelao Medal in 2003 and the  [gl] in 2015. Casalderry is a member of the Royal Galician Academy. Her work has been translated into more than a dozen languages. She has also written scripts for a number of short films.[1]

Selected works[1][]

Children's literature[]

  • Dos lágrimas por máquina (1992) received the  [gl]
  •  [es] (1995) received the  [es] and the Premio O Barco de Vapor
  • El estanque de los patos pobres (1996) received the  [es]
  • El lago de las niñas mudas, children's literature (2007) received the  [gl]

Gastronomy[]

  • El libro de la empanada (1993)
  • Fiestas gastronómicas de Galicia (1994)

Films[]

  • Garuda (2010)
  • Dos letras (2011)
  • Querido Tomás (2013)
  • La última moneda (2016)

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Fina Casalderrey". Cultura de Galicia (in Spanish). Xunta de Galicia.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Fina Casalderrey" (in Spanish). Ediciones SM.

External links[]

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