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Elena Quiroga


Born
in Santander, Spain
October 26, 1921

Died
October 03, 1995

Genre
Fiction


Elena Quiroga y Abarca, penúltima de diecisiete hijos de Don José Quiroga y Velarde, conde de San Martiño de Quiroga, y de Isabel de Abarca y Fornés. Su primera publicación data del año 1949, La soledad sonora, en la que cuenta la historia de una mujer desde su adolescencia hasta su madurez. En 1950, un año después de su primera publicación se casó con Dálmiro de Válgoma, futuro secretario perpetuo de la Academia de la Historia, con la novela Viento del Norte (1950) obtuvo el Premio Nadal. A partir de su matrimonio se instaló en Madrid, donde pronto accedió a los ambientes literarios y culturales de la capital. Casi toda su obra está impregnada del ambiente gallego, al estilo de la narrativa de Emilia Pardo Bazán. Escribió diez novelas en c ...more

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Average rating: 3.92 · 357 ratings · 75 reviews · 22 distinct works • Similar authors
Viento del Norte
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 184 ratings — published 1951
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Tristura
3.80 avg rating — 99 ratings — published 1960 — 7 editions
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La enferma
4.09 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 1955 — 4 editions
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Escribo tu nombre
4.80 avg rating — 10 ratings
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La sangre
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1952 — 7 editions
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Presente profundo (Colecció...
3.78 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1973 — 3 editions
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Escribo Tu Nombre/I Write Y...
3.86 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1965 — 8 editions
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Algo Pasa en la Calle
liked it 3.00 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1954 — 9 editions
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La Careta
2.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1955 — 8 editions
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Novelas: Viento del Norte ;...
it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions
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“Tenía una fea costumbre: al menor descuido se quitaba los zapatones con que Ermitas la calzaba, y salía, a campo traviesa, trotando, gozosa de sus pies liberados”
― Elena Quiroga, Viento del Norte
tags: drama, elena-quiroga, marcela, viento-del-norte
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“El que no sabe es como el que no ve”
― Elena Quiroga, Viento del Norte
tags: drama, elena-quiroga, viento-del-norte
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“¿Qué puede reprochar a Marcela? Con ojos de hombre, piensa que la rapaza dio cuanto le pidieron, trajo un hijo, y allí está, pasiva y silenciosa, quemando sus años jóvenes, sin ambiciones ni exigencias.”
― Elena Quiroga, Viento del Norte
tags: conclusion-before-evidence, don-antonio, marcela, viento-del-norte
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