Susana Fortes (born in 1959 in

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) is a Spanish writer and columnist. Fortes graduated in geography and history at the

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and in American history at the

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. She combines her passion for novels with her work as a secondary school teacher in

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. In the past, she also has taught Spanish and Art History and participated in various University conferences in

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and

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. Her novel ''El amante albanés'' (English: The Albanian Affairs) was runner up in the 2003 Planeta literary prize. ''Esperando a Robert Capa'' (English: Waiting for Robert Capa) won the 2009

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Selected bibliography

* ''Querido Corto Maltés'', (1994, Tusquets) * ''Las cenizas de la Bounty'' (1998, Espasa) * ''Tiernos y traidores'' (1999, Seix Barral) * ''Fronteras de arena'' (2001, Espasa) * ''Adiós, muñeca'' (2002, Espasa) * ''El amante albanés'' (2003, Planeta) * ''El azar de Laura Ulloa'' (2006, Planeta) * ''Quattrocento'' (2007, Planeta) * ''Esperando a Robert Capa'' (2009, Planeta) * ''La huella del hereje'' (2011, Planeta) * ''El amor no es un verso libre'' (2013, Suma de letras)

References

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