Álvaro Pombo

The Spanish author Alvaro Pombo Garcia de los Rios was born in Santander, Cantabria, on June 23, 1939. In addition to being an award-winning novelist and poet, he has been involved in active politics and has been an activist for gay rights, among other issues. Since 2004, he has been an academic (member of the Real Academia). Some of his most well-known and award-winning books include: "El héroe de las mansardas de Mansard" (1983, Premio Herralde), "El metro de platino iridiado" (1990, Premio Nacional de la Crítica), "Donde las mujeres" (1996, Premio Nacional de Narrativa - Greek edition "Όπου οι γυναίκες", Patakis, 1998), "La cuadratura del círculo" (1999, Premio Fastenrath), "El cielo raso" (2001, Premio José Manuel Lara), "La Fortuna de Matilda Turpin" (2006, Premio Planeta), "El temblor del héroe" (2011, Premio Nadal).