Milagros Frías
Milagros Frías (born 1955) is a Spanish writer, journalist and literary reviewer. She was born in Jerez de los Caballeros, Spain. Biography. Milagros Frias (born in Jerez de los Caballeros, Badajoz, in 1955) is a Spanish writer, journalist and literary reviewer. She is graduated in Information Sciences at Complutense University of Madrid, where she also studied Sociology. She has always focused her career on journalism and cultural issues. Moreover, she has been connected with publishing industry. She was editor of the magazine "Nueva Empresa" for a while and she contributed in the newspaper "Ya" and "Gaceta de Pozuelo . Nowadays she works in the publishing sector as a literary reviewer in the magazine Leer". Her most famous Spanish novels are "La sal de la vida (Espasa Calpe, 1999)", "Ars Amandi (Espasa Calpe, 2000)", "Paisajes de invierno (Alianza Editorial, 2003), La alambrada de Levi (Language of Rag, 2006)" and "Amor en un campo de minas (Algaida, 2013)", among others. She also published numerous tales in collective volumes and she wrote the long story "L 'Ennui" for the collection "La Casa Ciega (Editorial Edaf, 2005)". She was awarded of Narrative Prize of Gonzalo Torrente Ballester (which was celebrated in Madrid) in  its XXI edition, thanks to her penultimate novel "El verano de la nutria"; an adventurous novel, full of nuances, which turns into a dramatic experience. With this novel Milagros was awarded with the Torrente Ballester prize, which is celebrated every year by the provincial council of A Coruña. She is the second woman who won this prize, which exists since twenty one years. The award is 25.000 euros to the best publication. Quotes. "Los buenos libros quedan en la memoria" "Sin azar, la vida sería una carta de ajuste" These quotes are extracted from interviews that "Delibros" magazine made her  in 2003, the author brings reflections from her work and her own personal experience.