Clara Sánchez (born 1 March 1955) is a Spanish novelist. Among other literary awards, Sánchez won the 2013

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for her novel ''El cielo ha vuelto''."Clara Sánchez se alza con el Planeta"
'' El País''. Retrieved 16 October 2013. Born in

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, she earned her degree in Spanish philology from

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. Since receiving her degree, she has taught at the

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. Sánchez has provided prefaces for the works of foreign authors including

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and Andrzej Szczypiorski, has written for a variety of national periodicals, and has been an occasional contributor to the TVE series ''¡Qué grande es el cine!'' directed by

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. Her debut novel, ''Piedras preciosas'' (1989), received critical acclaim. In common with her subsequent work, it employs intimistic, costumbrist prose and cynical humor to reveal the inadequacies of the modern world. After ''No es distinta la noche'' (1990) and ''El palacio varado'' (1993) came ''Desde el mirador'' (1996), an exploration of human vulnerability taking the form of a portrait of a forty-year-old woman; ''El misterio de todos los días'' (1999), the story of a professor who falls in love with one of her students; and ''Últimas noticias del paraíso'' (2000), an exploration of the confusion and alienation of contemporary youth, which won the prestigious

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in 2000. Her work has been published both in Spain and Latin America. In 2010 Sanchez received the

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for her novel ''Lo que esconde tu nombre'', a psychological thriller whose protagonists include a

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survivor of

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and an alienated young woman who cross paths with an elderly

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couple in the Costa del Sol.El País.
Un 'thriller' psicológico gana el Nadal
'. Retrieved January 7, 2010.

Novels

* ''Piedras Preciosas'' (1989) * ''No es distinta la noche'' (1990) * ''El palacio varado'' (1993) * ''Desde el mirador'' (1996) * ''El misterio de todos los días'' (1999) * ''Últimas noticias del paraíso'' ( Premio Alfaguara 2000), Ed. Alfaguara, Madrid. * ''Un millón de luces'' (2003) Ed. Alfaguara, Madrid. * ''Presentimientos'' (2008) * ''Lo que esconde tu nombre'' (Premio Nadal 2010) Ed. Destino, Barcelona. * ''Entra en mi vida'' (2012) * ''El cielo ha vuelto'' (

, 2013)

References

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