Irene VALLEJO

She has loved Greece and Rome legends, and the bright Mediterranean world, since she was very young. Irene Vallejo (Zaragoza, 1979) studied Classical Philology and gained a European doctorate at the universities of Zaragoza and Florence. Her book of non-fiction, El infinito en un junco (Siruela, 2019) was created in the libraries of Florence, surrounded by ancient manuscripts. The book has been very well received by both critics and readers, and has gone through numerous editions in only a few months. The book won the El Ojo Crítico Prize, award by RTVE, and the Los Libreros Recomiendan booksellers’ award, and has been sold for translation in around 30 countries. Passionate about her task of spreading the word of classical literature, she works with major media outlets such as El País and Heraldo de Aragón. Some of her articles have been translated for foreign media, including Il Corriere della Sera. Her columns and other writings have, over the years, appeared in compilations: El pasado que te espera (Anorak, 2010), Alguien habló de nosotros (Contraseña, 2017) and El futuro recordado (Contraseña, 2020), all works of philosophical journalism, mingling current affairs with the teachings of the ancient world. Her literary work has been recognized with the Los Nuevos de Alfaguara Prize, the Búho Prize awarded by Los Amigos del Libro and the 2017 Sabina de Plata award. Her first novel, La luz sepultada (Paréntesis, 2011) is a suspense novel about the outbreak of the civil war and its impact on individual lives. The second, El silbido del arquero (Contraseña, 2015), is an unusual historical novel with Homeric and Virgilian echoes. Some of her short stories have been anthologized, and can be read in La mascota virtual (Alfaguara, 1998) and Hablarán de nosotras (Libros del Gato Negro, 2016). She has also published two books for children: El inventor de viajes (2014), with illustrations by José Luis Cano, and La leyenda de las mareas mansas (2015), with watercolours by Lina Vila. Her book El infinito en un junco won the 2020 National Prize for Non-fiction.

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