Alonso Guerrero Pérez

Alonso Guerrero Pérez is a Spanish writer and professor. In addition to fiction, he has also written essays, literary criticism, and journalism.

Biography

Born in Almendralejo, after his university studies he became a high school teacher. He was awarded some literature prizes: the prestigious "Premio Felipe Trigo" from Villanueva de la Serena for his Tricotomía, in 1982; and the Premio Navarra de Novela for his Los años imaginarios in 1987.

Personal life

On 7 August 1998 Alonso Guerrero married Letizia Ortiz, a Spanish journalist, in a simple civil ceremony at Almendralejo, after a 10-year courtship. They divorced in 1999. Ortiz went on to marry the future King Felipe VI, thus becoming Queen of Spain.

Works

Tricotomía
Los años imaginarios
Los ladrones de libros
El hombre abreviado
El durmiente
Fin del milenio en Madrid
De la indigencia a la literatura
El edén de los autómatas
La muerte y su antídoto
Doce semanas del siglo XX
Un palco sobre la nada
Un día sin comienzo, about the 2004 Madrid train bombings
El mundo sumergido
El amor de Penny Robinson
''Las mujeres felices son una quimera''