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Alberto Méndez


Born
Madrid, Spain

Alberto Méndez (Madrid, 1941 — 2004), hijo del traductor José Méndez Herrera, fue un narrador español.
Nació en Madrid, donde transcurrió su infancia. Estudió bachillerato en Roma y se licenció en Filosofía y Letras en la Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Trabajó en grupos editoriales nacionales e internacionales. En 2002 quedó finalista en el Premio Internacional de cuentos Max Aub, con uno de los relatos de Los girasoles ciegos, su primer libro narrativo.
Fue galardonado a título póstumo con el Premio Nacional de Narrativa (España) 2005 por Los girasoles ciegos, libro compuesto de cuatro relatos ambientados en la Guerra Civil Española. La obra obtuvo también los premios Setenil y de la Crítica. El último relato del libro -el que le da no ...more

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Average rating: 4.04 · 10,098 ratings · 1,071 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors
Los girasoles ciegos
4.04 avg rating — 10,095 ratings — published 2004 — 42 editions
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“أنا كائنٌ كان، وكائنٌ سيكون، وكائنٌ مُتعَبٌ الآن”
― Alberto Méndez
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“Si el corazón pensara dejaría de latir.”
― Alberto Méndez, Los girasoles ciegos
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“Superar exige asumir, no pasar página o echar en el olvido.”
― Alberto Méndez, Los girasoles ciegos
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