INDEXINDEX 2000 Year Maruja Torres 2001 Year Marcela Serrano 2002 Year Mari Pau Janer 2003 Year Antonio Skarmeta 2004 Year Lucia Etxebarria 2005 Year Jaime Bayly 2006 Year Alvaro Pombo 2007 Year Boris Izaquirre 2008 Year Fernando Savater 2009 Year Angeles Caso

2000 Maruja Torres2000 Maruja Torres

• Maruja Torres is a Catalan Maruja Torres is a Catalan writer and journalist. Her writer and journalist. Her parents were from Murcia and parents were from Murcia and she was born in El Raval. She she was born in El Raval. She started as a journalist thanks started as a journalist thanks to Carmen Kurtz when she was to Carmen Kurtz when she was 21 years old. She has worked 21 years old. She has worked for several publications for several publications

• (La Prensa) and her opinions (La Prensa) and her opinions about People's Party.about People's Party.

• She lives currently in Beirut.She lives currently in Beirut.

While we are While we are l ivingl iving

It is a novel about women of It is a novel about women of different generations, about their different generations, about their passions and doubts about ,their passions and doubts about ,their

lifestyle and their place in the lifestyle and their place in the world.world.

It's a great story of admiration It's a great story of admiration and jealousy, lies and truth, and jealousy, lies and truth,

hatred and love, lost and found.hatred and love, lost and found.

2001 2001 Marcela SerranoMarcela Serrano

Marcela Serrano was born in Marcela Serrano was born in Santiago, Chile on 1951 is a Santiago, Chile on 1951 is a

Chilean writer. She is the Chilean writer. She is the fourth offspring of five sisters.fourth offspring of five sisters.

WHAT IS IN MY HEART

What is in my heart offers us a brilliant portrait of a woman

capable of resisting and reborn.

2002 Mari Pau Janer2002 Mari Pau Janer

S h e w a s S h e w a s b o r n i n b o r n i n

Ma j o r c a . Ma j o r c a . s h e i s a s h e i s a

w r i t e r w r i t e r f r o m S p a i n f r o m S p a i n w h o w o r k s w h o w o r k s

i n S p a n i s h i n S p a n i s h a n d a n d

C a t a l a n . C a t a l a n . S h e ' s a S h e ' s a

me mb e r o f me mb e r o f t h e t h e

A s s o c i a c i ó A s s o c i a c i ó d ' E s c r i p t od ' E s c r i p t o

r s e n r s e n L l e n g u a L l e n g u a

C a t a l a n a .C a t a l a n a .

The women within me.The women within me.

It' s a great success in It' s a great success in Spain. It immersed Spain. It immersed into mysteries and into mysteries and hidden passionshidden passions..

Victor DanceVictor Dance

ThThe book tells the story of two criminals and a e book tells the story of two criminals and a dancer, pursuing a dream.dancer, pursuing a dream.

2004 Lucia Etxebarria2004 Lucia Etxebarria

Lucia Etxebarría de Lucia Etxebarría de Asteinza is a Spanish Asteinza is a Spanish writer. She was born in writer. She was born in Valencia on 1966. He Valencia on 1966. He has also edited works of has also edited works of poetry.poetry.

Lucia Etxebarria has Lucia Etxebarria has been accused of been accused of plagiarism twiceplagiarism twice

AA miraclemiracle inin balancebalance

Is a diary. Eva tells to her Is a diary. Eva tells to her newfound motherhood. She newfound motherhood. She

explores her life trying to explores her life trying to discover who is she, and discover who is she, and

where it is headed.where it is headed.

It is a on how to develop the It is a on how to develop the personality of a human being personality of a human being

from birth to maturity.from birth to maturity.

2005 Jaime Bayly2005 Jaime Bayly

Jaime Bayly Le tts was Jaime Bayly Le tts was born in Lima (Pe ru) on born in Lima (Pe ru) on

1965.1965.

Is a write r and a journalis t Is a write r and a journalis t . He is the third of 10 . He is the third of 10 childre n and is also childre n and is also

known by his nickname known by his nickname "El Chico Te rrible " (the "El Chico Te rrible " (the

te rrible boy).te rrible boy).

, Suddenly an Angel, Suddenly an Angel

The novel is narrated in first person. I t The novel is narrated in first person. I t tells two stories.tells two stories.

The first is in present the players are The first is in present the players are J ulian and Mercedes.J ulian and Mercedes.

The other is in past is the memory of The other is in past is the memory of J ulian of his childhood and adolescenceJ ulian of his childhood and adolescence

2 0 0 6 2 0 0 6 A lv a r o A lv a r o

P o m b oP o m b o

Alvaro Pombo Garcia de los Rios is a Alvaro Pombo Garcia de los Rios is a Spanish poet, novelist, and activist.Spanish poet, novelist, and activist.

He was born in Santander, Cantabria, he He was born in Santander, Cantabria, he studied at the Complutense University of studied at the Complutense University of

MadridMadrid

Mathilde Turpin 's fortuneMathilde Turpin 's fortune

This is the s tory of Matilda This is the s tory of Matilda Turpin: A vale nt woman Turpin: A vale nt woman

who e mbarks on a who e mbarks on a spe ctacular care e r in the spe ctacular care e r in the

world of high finance . But world of high finance . But she made a big mis take .she made a big mis take .

20072007 Boris Boris IzaguirreIzaguirre

Boris Rodolfo Izaguirre Boris Rodolfo Izaguirre Lobo is a Ve ne zue lan-Lobo is a Ve ne zue lan-S panish scre e nwrite r, S panish scre e nwrite r, journalis t, write r and journalis t, write r and

showman. He was born in showman. He was born in Cracas on 1965. S ince Cracas on 1965. S ince

Fe bruary 2006, is marrie d Fe bruary 2006, is marrie d to Rube n Nogue ira.to Rube n Nogue ira.

Villa DiamanteVilla Diamante

Two sisters, Irene and Two sisters, Irene and Ana Elisa, came to a Ana Elisa, came to a

cruel fate to take their cruel fate to take their lives.lives.

2008 Fernando 2008 Fernando SavaterSavater

Fernando Fernandez-Savater Martín is a Fernando Fernandez-Savater Martín is a most popular philosophers, as well as most popular philosophers, as well as

an essayist and celebrated author.an essayist and celebrated author.

He was born in San Sebastian on 1947. He was born in San Sebastian on 1947. He was an Ethics professor at the He was an Ethics professor at the

University of the Basque Country for University of the Basque Country for over a decade..over a decade..

He has won several accolades for his He has won several accolades for his literary work, which covers issues as literary work, which covers issues as

diverse as contemporary ethics, politics, diverse as contemporary ethics, politics, cinema and literary studies.cinema and literary studies.

The brotherhood of good The brotherhood of good luckluck

It is a fiction novel, It is a fiction novel, unpretentious, realistic or unpretentious, realistic or

historical. It is an adventure historical. It is an adventure story with a bit of metaphysics: story with a bit of metaphysics: what is the good luck to where what is the good luck to where

it can pursue...it can pursue...

2009 Angeles 2009 Angeles Caso Caso

Angeles Caso was born Angeles Caso was born in Gijon on 1959. Is a in Gijon on 1959. Is a writer, journalist and writer, journalist and translator Spanish. translator Spanish. He He graduated ingraduated in geography geography and history, especially and history, especially

art history.art history.

UpwinDUpwinD

Moving story of friendship Moving story of friendship between two women who between two women who

live in opposite worlds told live in opposite worlds told with the beauty of reality. A with the beauty of reality. A novel full of tenderness for novel full of tenderness for

avid readers of adventure and avid readers of adventure and excitement.excitement.