Concha Espina
María de la Concepción Jesusa Basilisa Rodríguez-Espina y García-Tagle, short form Concha Espina (15 April 1869 or 1877 or 1 April 1879[3] or 15 April 1879[4] in Santander, Cantabria, Spain – 19 May 1955 in Madrid, Spain), was a Spanish writer.
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María de la Concepción Jesusa Basilisa Rodríguez-Espina y García-Tagle, short form Concha Espina (15 April 1869 or 1877 or 1 April 1879[3] or 15 April 1879[4] in Santander, Cantabria, Spain – 19 May 1955 in Madrid, Spain), was a Spanish writer. She was nominated for a Nobel prize in literature twenty five times in nine years
Her best known novel is called La niña de Luzmela and describes life in a Cantabrian village.
A Madrid metro station of line 9, Concha Espina, is named after her. A major avenue in the same area is called Avenida de Concha Espina.
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