In this
Spanish name, the first or paternal
surname is Torres and the second or maternal family name is Manzanera.
Maria Dolores Torres Manzanera, known as Maruja Torres (
Barcelona, 16 March 1943), is a Spanish writer and journalist. She is a recipient of the
Premio Planeta de Novela and the
Premio Nadal.
Biography
Her parents were from
Murcia, and she was born in the
El Raval neighbourhood. Her start as a journalist was thanks to
Carmen Kurtz when she was 21. Torres has worked for several publications (including La Prensa, Garbo, Fotogramas, Por Favor, and El País), and her opinions about the
People's Party[1][2] and
Israeli government have been very controversial.
Her short story La desaparecida (The Woman who Disappeared) was included in Rainy Days - Días de lluvia: Short Stories by Contemporary Spanish Women Writers, an anthology edited by Montserrat Lunati, together with a translation into English.[4]
^Rainy Days - Días de lluvia: Short Stories by Contemporary Spanish Women Writers edited by Montserrat Lunati. Aris and Phillips Hispanic Classics, 2018
ISBN978-1-910-57230-6.