Ada Castells

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Ada Castells Ferrer
Born28 November 1968
NationalitySpanish

Ada Castells Ferrer or Ada Castells (born 28 November 1968) is a Catalan professor, writer and journalist.

Life[edit]

Castells was born in Barcelona in 1968.

Her first novel El dit de l'àngel involved her Protestant ancestors. It was published in Catalan (and Spanish) in 1998.[1]

Castells was a professor in 1999.[2] In 2004, her novel about the German painter Caspar David Friedrich, "Tota La Vida", was published.[3] In 2010 she had teaching obligations at two universities and other colleges.[2]

Her 2012 book Pura Sang (Pure Blood) was set in Minorca[4] and it won the 32nd Premi Sant Joan Unnim for Catalan literature.[5] Her 2019 novel "Mare" involves the differing memories of a woman and her daughter.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Ada Castells Ferrer (15 February 2010). El dit de l'àngel. Grup 62. ISBN 978-84-9787-630-8.
  2. ^ a b "Escola d'escriptura Ateneu Barcelonès". campusdescriptura.com. Retrieved 2019-10-01.
  3. ^ a b "Ada Castells - Biblioteca Virtual". bibliotecavirtual.diba.cat. Retrieved 2019-10-12.
  4. ^ Pura sang - Ada Castells Ferrer (in Catalan). Grup62.
  5. ^ Ada Castells Ferrer (3 October 2012). Pura sang. Grup 62. ISBN 978-84-297-6995-1.

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