LEONARDO PADURA
Ο Λεονάρδο Παδούρα, πεζογράφος και δοκιμιογράφος, γεννήθηκε στην Αβάνα το 1955. Σπούδασε ισπανική φιλολογία και λογοτεχνία. Εργάστηκε ως σεναριογράφος, δημοσιογράφος και κριτικός. Έγινε παγκοσμίως γνωστός με την αστυνομική τετραλογία του "Οι τέσσερις εποχές" (Τέλειο παρελθόν, Άνεμοι της Σαρακοστής, Μάσκες, Φθινοπωρινό τοπίο) όπου πρωταγωνιστεί ο αστυνομικός Μάριο Κόντε. Στην πορεία δημιούργησε μια ολόκληρη σειρά βιβλίων, με τον ίδιο ήρωα, η οποία σημειώνει τεράστια επιτυχία και αριθμεί μέχρι σήμερα εννέα τίτλους. Ο συγγραφέας έχει μεταφραστεί σε πολλές γλώσσες και έχει τιμηθεί για το έργο του τόσο στην Κούβα όσο και στο εξωτερικό. Το 2015 απέσπασε το λογοτεχνικό βραβείο "Πριγκίπισσα των Αστουριών", μια εξαιρετικά σημαντική διάκριση που ξεπερνά τα όρια του ισπανόφωνου κόσμου.
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