Ana Maria was the second of five children of a family belonging to the petty bourgeoisie Catalan conservative and religious. His father, Facundo Matute, was a Catalan owner of an umbrella factory. During his childhood, Matute lived a considerable time in Madrid, but few of their stories talk about their experiences in the capital of Spain.
When Ana Maria Matute was four years old fell gravely ill. For that reason, her family has to live with his grandparents in Mansilla de la Sierra
Ana Maria Matute was ten years old when he began
While living Castilla y León attended a religious school in Madrid. Write your first novel Little Theatre at 17 years old, but was published 11 years later. In 1949, writes Fireflies Award semifinalist and is Nadal, however, prevents the publication censorship.
On November 17, 1952, Matute marries writer Ramon Eugenio de Goicoechea. In 1954 born his son Juan Pablo, who has devoted much of his work for children. Separates from husband in 1963. As a result of the English laws, Matute had no right to see his son after the separation, since her husband got custody of the child. This caused her emotional problems.
After several years of silence narrative, in 1984 she received the National Prize of Literature for Children to work "only a bare foot." Forgotten published in 1996 and was elected King Gudu academic
there a literary prize bearing his name and his books have sidotraducidos into 23 languages. In 2007 he received the National Prize for English Letters to the whole of his literary work.
M ATUT teaches at the college and traveled to many cities to give lectures, especially the United States.
She said that although his body is old his heart is still young.
From: José Manuel Navarro Martinez.
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