Fulgencio Argüelles (born January 6, 1955),
[ is a Spanish writer and psychologist.
]
Life
Born in 1955 in the Orillés neighborhood of Aller, Asturias
Asturias (, ; ast, Asturies ), officially the Principality of Asturias ( es, Principado de Asturias; ast, Principáu d'Asturies; Galician-Asturian: ''Principao d'Asturias''), is an autonomous community in northwest Spain.
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, Argüelles studied psychology at the Comillas Pontifical University
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and the Complutense University of Madrid
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, specializing in sociology
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of work and organizations. After a long residence in Madrid
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, he returned in 1997 to Asturias to live in the village of Cenera (Mieres
Mieres is a municipality of Asturias, northern Spain, with approximately 38,000 inhabitants. The municipality of Mieres is made up of the capital, Mieres del Camino and the villages of Baiña, Figaredo, Cenera, Loredo, La Peña, La Rebollada, ...
), where he had lived as a child. He now is now a Socialist representative on the city council (''ayuntamiento
''Ayuntamiento'' ()In other languages of Spain:
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* gl, concello ().
* eu, udaletxea (). is the general term for the town council, or ''cabildo'', of a municipality or, sometimes, as is often the case in Spain and Latin Amer ...
'') of Mieres.
He wrote prize-winning short stories in both Spanish and Asturian before publishing his first novel. His novels include ''Letanías de lluvia'', winner of the Premio Azorín
The Premio Azorín de Novela (Azorín Prize for Best Novel) is one of the most important literary awards for works written in the Spanish language. It was originally created by Spain's Ministry of Information and Tourism in 1970. The modern form o ...
, 1992; ''Los clamores de la tierra''; ''Recuerdos de algún vivir'', winner of the Premio Principado de Asturias, 2000, granted by the Fundación Dolores Medio; and ''El Palacio de los ingenieros belgas'', winner of the Premio Café Gijón 2003. He has also published two books of short stories, ''Del color de la nada'' and ''Seronda'', the latter written in Asturian and in collaboration with the Asturian painter J. Enrique Maojo.
Works
Novels
* ''Letanías de lluvia'' (Alfaguara, 1993), winner of the Premio Azorín de Novela, 1992.
* ''Los clamores de la tierra'' (Alfaguara, 1996), an historical fiction set in the first years of the reign of Ramiro I of Asturias
Ramiro I (c. 790 – 1 February 850) was king of Asturias (modern-day Spain) from 842 until his death in 850. Son of King Bermudo I, he became king following a succession struggle after his predecessor, Alfonso II, died without children. During ...
(reigned 843–850).
* ''Recuerdos de algún vivir'' (Nobel, 2000), winner of the Premio de Novela Principado de Asturias 2000.
* ''El palacio azul de los ingenieros belgas'' (Acantilado, 2003), winner of the Premio Café Gijón de Novela, 2003.
* ''A la sombra de los abedules'' (TREA, 2011)
Books of short stories
*''Del color de la nada''
*''Seronda'' (Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2004): stories in Asturian, illustrated by Jorge Enrique Maojo.
Other
* Argüelles' story ''Cuando los balones se volvieron invisibles'' is the first work of forty in the anthology ''Cuentos de fútbol'' (Alfaguara, 1995).
Notes
External links
* Lupercio González
Suplemento Asturias: Fulgencio Argüelles
revistafusion.com, April 2001.
* Luis García
literaturas.com, no date.
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Writers from Asturias
1955 births
Living people
People from Aller, Asturias
Spanish historical novelists
Spanish male novelists
Asturian language
Spanish psychologists
Comillas Pontifical University alumni