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Sara Mesa (born 1976) is a Spanish writer. Born in Madrid, she has lived in Seville since childhood. [1]

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Her first publication was a book of poetry in 2007, Este jilguero agenda (This Goldfinch Agenda), for which she won the Premio Nacional de Poesía Miguel Hernández. [2] This was followed by three short story collections and several novels. Un incendio invisible (An Invisible Fire) won the Premio Málaga de Novela in 2011 and Cicatriz (Scar) won both the Premio Ojo Crítico de Narrativa and the Premio Literario Arzobispo Juan de San Clemente [3] [4] [5] . Her novel Cuatro por cuatro (Four by Four) was nominated for the Premio Herralde, while Un amor won the Premios de los libreros in 2021. [6] [7] [8]

A number of her works have been translated into English and published by Open Letter Books in the United States. Her 2020 novel Un amor has been adapted into a film with the same title, Un amor. [9]

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Poems

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Awards and honors

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References

  1. "Sara Mesa". international literature festival berlin. Retrieved 2024-10-28.
  2. "Sara Mesa Villalba gana el Premio Nacional de Poesía Miguel Hernáandez para menores de 35 años, convocado por la Fundación del Poeta Oriolano". www.miguelhernandezvirtual.es. Retrieved 2024-10-28.
  3. EFE (2011-07-05). "Sara Mesa, nuevo Premio Málaga de Novela". El País (in Spanish). ISSN   1134-6582 . Retrieved 2024-10-28.
  4. RNE (2015-12-09). "Sara Mesa, premio El Ojo Crítico de RNE de Narrativa por 'Cicatriz'". RTVE.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-10-28.
  5. "Ganadores". Premio San Clemente (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-10-28.
  6. "Mesa, Sara". Editorial Anagrama.
  7. "Far-Reaching Minimalism: A Conversation with Sara Mesa, by María Ayete Gil". World Literature Today. 2019-04-23. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
  8. Eureka (2021-03-17). "Ganadores de los premios «Las Librerías Recomiendan» 2021 - Librería Serendipia". blog.libreriaserendipia.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-10-28.
  9. Lodge, Guy (2023-09-27). "'Un Amor' Review: An Excellent Laia Costa Brightens Isabel Coixet's Dark Return to Form". Variety. Retrieved 2024-10-28.
  10. "Sara Mesa's Novels of Ambiguous, Twisted Power". Literary Hub. 2020-05-11. Retrieved 2020-05-12.

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