Maruja Torres

Maruja Torres, interviewed by workers of the Valencian public TV.

Maria Dolors Torres Manzanera known as Maruja Torres (Barcelona, 16 March 1943) is a Spanish writer and journalist.

Her parents were from Murcia and she was born in the El Raval neighbourhood. Her start as a journalist was thanks to Carmen Kurtz when she was 21 years old. Torres has worked for several publications (including La Prensa, Garbo, Fotogramas, Por Favor, and El País) and her opinions about the People's Party^[1][2] and Israeli government have been very controversial.

She currently lives in Beirut.

Bibliography

• ¡Oh es él! Viaje fantástico hacia Julio Iglesias (1986). Translated as Desperately Seeking Julio (1991)
• Ceguera de amor (1991)
• Amor América: un viaje sentimental por América Latina (1993)
• Como una gota (artículos, 1995)
• La garrapata (cuento perteneciente al libro Barcelona, un día, 1998)
• Un calor tan cercano (1998)
• Mujer en guerra. Más másters da la vida (Biográfico, 1999)
• El velo y las lágrimas (cuento perteneciente a Mujeres al alba, 1999)
• Mientras vivimos (2000) XLIX Premio Planeta
• Hombres de lluvia (2004)
• La amante en guerra (2007)
• Esperadme en el cielo (2009)
• Fácil de matar, 2011
• Sin entrañas, 2012
• Diez veces siete, 2014

Prizes

• Premio Víctor de la Serna (1986)
• Premio Francisco Cerecedo (1990)
• Foreign Literature Price, Un calor tan cercano (1998)
• XLIX Premio Planeta, Mientras vivimos (2000)
• Premio Nadal, Esperadme en el cielo (2009)^[3]

References

1. Maruja Torres insults PP voters.
2. Libertad Digital: Maruja Torres thinks Esperanza Aguirre "should be anaesthetised" in Leganés Hospital.
3. El barrio soñado de Maruja Torres, El País, 7 de enero de 2009.

External links

(Spanish)Biography and works by Maruja Torres (Spanish)Profile and articles by Maruja Torres, El País