Fina Casalderrey

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Fina Casalderrey
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Born (1951-08-11) 11 August 1951 (age 72)
Xeve, Pontevedra, Spain
NationalitySpanish
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]

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Life and career

She was born in Xeve in 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 Premio da Cultura Galega  [ 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

Source: [1]

Children's literature

Gastronomy

Films

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Fina Casalderrey". Cultura de Galicia (in Spanish). Xunta de Galicia.
  2. 1 2 "Fina Casalderrey" (in Spanish). Ediciones SM.