Paloma Sánchez-Garnica

Paloma Sánchez-Garnica
Born1962
Madrid, Spain
Occupationnovelist

Paloma Sánchez-Garnica (born 1962) is a Spanish writer. She won the Fernando Lara Novel Award 2016, the runner-up for Premio Planeta de Novela 2021 and the winner in the 2024 Premio Planeta de Novela.[1]

Early life and education

Paloma Sánchez-Garnica was born in 1962, in Madrid,[2] and grew up in Zaragoza.[3] She studied law, geography and history.[4]

Career

Sánchez-Garnica has written historical novels with elements of thrillers and mystery fiction.[2] She won the Fernando Lara Novel Award with the novel Mi recuerdo es más fuerte que tu olvido (2016)[4] and in 2021 became the runner-up for Premio Planeta de Novela with Últimos días en Berlín.[3][4]

In 2016, her novel La sonata del silencio was adapted to TV as The Sonata of Silence.[5]

In 2024, she won the Premio Planeta, the best economically endowed award in Spanish literature, with her novel Victoria.

Works

  • El gran arcano, 2006
  • La brisa de Oriente, 2009
  • El alma de las piedras, 2010
  • Las tres heridas, 2012
  • La sonata del silencio, 2014
  • Mi recuerdo es más fuerte que tu olvido, 2016
  • La Sospecha de Sofía, 2019
  • Últimos días en Berlín, 2021[4]
  • Victoria, 2024

References

  1. ^ Gámez, María (2024-10-16). "Quién es Paloma Sánchez-Garnica, ganadora del Premio Planeta 2024, y cuáles son sus otras novelas". El Periódico de España (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-11-14.
  2. ^ a b Garrido, Benito (2016-05-08). "Paloma Sánchez-Garnica, Premio Fernando Lara 2016 por 'Mi recuerdo es más fuerte que tu olvido'". Culturamas (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-02-14.
  3. ^ a b ""El Premio Planeta 2021 ha conseguido que se hable de libros en los bares"". heraldo.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-02-14.
  4. ^ a b c d Díaz Benavides, Santiago. "Paloma Sánchez-Garnica, autora de 'Últimos días en Berlín', finalista del Premio Planeta 2021: "Esta no es una novela histórica"". infobae (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-02-14.
  5. ^ "Vuelven las adaptaciones literarias a TVE con 'La sonata del silencio'". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 2016-09-05. Retrieved 2023-02-14.


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