UpDate - Vol. 15, No. 22, Page 12
February 29, 1996
Spanish novelist on campus for program and reception

     Celebrated Spanish novelist Carmen Martin Gaite will give a talk,
"El espacio narrativo," at  7:30 p.m., Monday, March 11, in the Ewing
Room of the Perkins Student Center.
     The talk, in Spanish, is free and open to the public, and a
reception will be held afterward.
     Gaite is the most studied contemporary female writer of Spain.
She is classified by scholars as part of the landmark "Generation of
Mid-Century" authors of contemporary Spanish literature and is the
only member of the group who has continued to write important fiction
over the years. Her scholarly citations are more than double that of
her closest female contemporary. To date, she has published seven
novels, two novellas, two volumes of short stories, three novels for
young readers, a book of poetry and a play.  She also has translated
other authors and published work on literary analysis and the social
history of Spain.
     Gaite was born in Salamanca, Spain, in 1925 and has lived in
Madrid for many years. She began to pursue a doctorate in philosophy,
but her academic career was sidetracked when she began writing
fiction.
     In 1957, she won Spain's Premio Nadal for her novel Entre
visillos (Behind the Curtains). Since then, she has been recognized
with most of her country's literary prizes, including the Premio
Nacional de las Letras in 1994  and the Premio Principe de Asturiass
de las Letras, awarded in 1988 by the future king of Spain.
     For more information, call 831-2591.