Elena Santiago Explained

Elena Santiago
Birth Name:Elena Fernández Gómez
Birth Date:8 February 1941
Birth Place:, Castile and León, Spain
Death Place:Valladolid, Spain
Occupation:Writer
Years Active:1973–2019

Elena Fernández Gómez (8 February 1941 – 3 January 2021), known by the pen name Elena Santiago, was a Spanish writer of novels, short stories and children's literature. She was the recipient of honors such as the Rosa Chacel Award, the 1999 Province of Valladolid Literary Prize, and the .[1] [2]

Biography

Santiago was born in, Province of León, where her father, Apolinar Fernández Santiago, was a physician for more than 40 years.[3] Her mother "despite many busy hours, read very continuously, and that was a tireless source of wonders, reading and writing."[4] Her early education was in her home town, and at the age of nine, she continued her studies in León, at the .[5] Santiago then began teacher training and took Literature Studies, first in León and then in Madrid, where she "changed her life".[6] From the beginning she wanted to dedicate herself to writing, painting, playing the piano, studying languages, and letters. Santiago began publishing in her teens.[7]

Her first two publications, selected by magazine, were short stories entitled "" and "". From then, she continued to publish poetry, short stories, poetic prose, novels, and children's literature.[8]

Santiago began receiving awards with her first publications in 1973. Her first three novels, (1976), (1979), and (1980), received, respectively, the City of Irún,, and Miguel Delibes Awards. In her literary career she alternated novels with short stories, dedicating periods to the latter genre "out of the need to tell stories."[9] Some of her short stories were collected under the title in 2004.[10]

She spent eight years to 2009 writing children's literature, during which period she experienced health and family problems. This writing was recognized with honors including the Rosa Chacel Award[11] and the .[1] In 2009 she wrote .[12]

She died at the age of 79 on 3 January 2021 in Valladolid, Spain.[13]

Study of her literary work

Santiago's work has been studied in the context of the Congress of Contemporary Literature[14] and as a 20th-century women novelist.[15] It is the subject of the doctoral thesis by Muriel Taján, with the title (2009).[16] Taján also authored the prologue to the novel, which Santiago published in 2015, after a gap of six years.[17]

Collective works

Santiago collaborated on collective works, such as, and . She participated with 15 other authors in the project, an anthology of stories and Christmas illustrations in homage to, which is published annually.[18] The project is coordinated by . The 2013 edition was a tribute to Santiago in which her daughter and granddaughter, who is the author of one of the stories, participated.[19] Another project on which Santiago collaborated compiles traditional folktales narrated by voices of Castile and León.[20] She also contributed to the collective book (2005), contains the story "?", a work in solidarity with immigrants in which she advocates the need to move towards a multicultural society.[21]

Works

Awards and recognitions

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Premio Castilla y León de las Letras 2002 . 2002 Castile and León Award for Letters . . Spanish . 20 August 2018.
  2. News: La escritora leonesa Elena Santiago leerá el documento el lunes en la campa . The Leonés Writer Elena Santiago Will Read the Document on Monday in the Campaign . . Spanish . 21 April 2007 . 20 August 2018.
  3. News: El Ayuntamiento nombrará hija predilecta a la escritora Elena Santiago . The Council Will Name the Writer Elena Santiago Favorite Daughter . Emilio . Álvarez Prado . Diario de León . Spanish . 10 June 2003 . 20 August 2018.
  4. News: 'Mi memoria no cesa y mi tiempo tampoco' . My Memory Does Not Stop and My Time Does Not Either . Diario de León . Spanish . 23 April 2013 . 20 August 2018.
  5. Web site: Biografía. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160803082748/http://www.elenasantiago.es/biografia/ . 3 August 2016 . 4 January 2021. Elena Santiago Official Website. es. y a los nueve a un colegio donde aprendí el miedo y la tristeza al no estar con la familia..
  6. Web site: Biografía. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160803082748/http://www.elenasantiago.es/biografia/ . 3 August 2016 . 4 January 2021. Elena Santiago Official Website. es. Me cambió totalmente la vida al ir a Madrid..
  7. Web site: Elena Santiago . Rimpego . Spanish . 20 August 2018.
  8. Web site: 4 January 2021. Fallece a los 79 años la escritora leonesa Elena Santiago. 5 January 2021. ABC. es.
  9. Web site: Gancedo. E. 19 February 2004. Elena Santiago: "Mis cuentos son la vida, no son ajenos al hombre". live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210413050054/https://www.diariodeleon.es/articulo/cultura/elena-santiago-mis-cuentos-son-vida-son-ajenos-hombre/20040219000000702843.html . 13 April 2021 . 4 January 2021. Diario de León. es. necesidad de contar historias.
  10. News: Elena Santiago: 'Mis cuentos son la vida, no son ajenos al hombre' . Elena Santiago: 'My Stories are Life; They Are Not Alien to Man' . E. . Gancedo . Diario de León . Spanish . 19 February 2004 . 20 August 2018.
  11. News: La fortuna del tiempo lento . The Fortune of Slow Time . Maria José . Obiol . . Spanish . 23 February 2002 . 20 August 2018.
  12. News: Elena Santiago reaparece hoy con 'La muerte y las cerezas', un ensayo sobre la fragilidad y el amor . Elena Santiago Reappears Today with 'La muerte y las cerezas', an Essay About Fragility and Love . Diario de León . EFE . Spanish . 8 May 2009 . 20 August 2018.
  13. News: Muere a los 79 años la escritora leonesa Elena Santiago . 4 January 2021 . El Mundo . 3 January 2021 . es.
  14. Web site: Literatura actual en Castilla y León: actas del II Congreso de Literatura Contemporánea . Current Literature in Castile and León: Proceedings of the 2nd Congress of Contemporary Literature . . Spanish . 20 August 2018.
  15. Book: Villalba Álvarez, Marina . Mujeres novelistas en el panorama literario del siglo XX . Women Novelists in the Literary Panorama of the 20th Century . Encuentro con la vida: a propósito de Cuentos, de Elena Santiago . Encounter with Life: About Cuentos, by Elena Santiago . Marina . Villalba Álvarez . . 9788484270454 . 231–235 . Spanish . 2000 . 20 August 2018 . Google Books.
  16. Web site: Mythe personnel et écriture dans l'œuvre d'Elena Santiago : évolutions et involutions d'une quête de l'Absente . Personal Myth and Writing in the Work of Elena Santiago: Evolutions and Involutions of a Quest for the Absentee . theses.fr . 20 August 2018.
  17. News: Elena Santiago regresa con fuerza con la novela 'Nunca el olvido' y estrena web . Elena Santiago Returns with Force with the Novel 'Nunca el olvido' and Launches Web . Raúl . Mata . . Valladolid . Spanish . 2 December 2015 . 20 August 2018.
  18. News: 15 autores de Castilla y León 'regalan' su personal cuento de Navidad . 15 Authors from Castile and León 'Give Away' Their Personal Christmas Story . . Valladolid . Spanish . 7 December 2009 . 20 August 2018.
  19. News: Un cuento de Navidad para la familia de Elena Santiago . A Christmas Story for the Family of Elena Santiago . Alfredo J. . Gómez . . Valladolid . Spanish . 15 December 2013 . 20 August 2018.
  20. Web site: Cuentos populares de Castilla y León . Folktales of Castile and León . Fundación Lengua . Spanish . 20 August 2018.
  21. Web site: Letras de misterio y belleza . Letters of Mystery and Beauty . saber.es . Spanish . 20 August 2018 . 3 February 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120203074719/http://www.saber.es/web/biblioteca/libros/mejores-premios-castilla-y-leon-1984-2006/html/textos/mejores_419.php . dead .
  22. Book: Santiago, Elena. La oscuridad somos nosotros. 1977. Caja de Ahorros Provincial de Guipúzcoa. 978-84-7231-377-4. San Sebastián. Spanish. 5616735.
  23. Lo tuyo soy yo . Pilar . Castro . El Cultural . Spanish . 11 March 2004 . 20 August 2018.
  24. News: La escritora Elena Santiago publica una nueva novela . The Writer Elena Santiago Publishes a New Novel . Julio . Tovar . . Valladolid . Spanish . 28 April 2009 . 20 August 2018.
  25. Web site: 3 January 2021. Fallece la escritora leonesa Elena Santiago. 4 January 2021. Leonoticias. es.
  26. Web site: 2002. Catálogo de publicaciones. Diputación Foral de Álava. 36. es.
  27. Web site: Elena Santiago. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200520200210/http://www.fundacionjorgeguillen.com/fondo-documental.php?id=0000000A6A . 20 May 2020 . 4 January 2021. Fundación Jorge Guillén. es.
  28. News: Melodías de invierno . Winter Melodies . Ernesto . Escapa . Diario de León . Spanish . 17 March 2013 . 20 August 2018.
  29. Web site: El escritor Gustavo Martín Garzo recibe hoy el Premio 'Provincia de Valladolid' a la Trayectoria Literaria 2002 instituido por la Diputación . The Writer Gustavo Martín Garzo Today Receives the 2002 'Province of Valladolid' Literary Career Award Instituted by the Diputación . Diputación Provincial de Valladolid . Spanish . 10 November 2003 . 20 August 2018.
  30. News: Caluroso homenaje a la escritora Elena Santiago, que fue nombrada ayer hija predilecta de la villa . Warm Tribute to the Writer Elena Santiago, Who was Named Favorite Daughter of the Town Yesterday . Emilio . Álvarez Prado . Diario de León . Spanish . 14 June 2003 . 20 August 2018.

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