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Agustín Fernández Paz

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Speciality

Literature

Date of birth

1947

"Writer and teacher. His work is a milestone in literature for children and young people, and written in Galician."

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He was born in Villalba (Lugo) in 1947, and graduated in Education. He has taught in several schools. Apart from teaching, he has worked hard towards educational reform: he was a member of the Study Group for Educational Reform and Teaching Coordinator for the Galician language. Although he is best-known for his literary output, he has also written several works on education, mainly dealing with standardising Galician in schools, which have been published in various specialist journals. His work has also been translated into numerous languages.

Awards

National Children's and Young People's Literature Award (2008)
SM VII Iberoamerican Children's and Youth Award (2011)

Essential works

O único que queda é o amor

This collection of short stories marks the high point of the prolific career of Agustín Fernández Paz, the professor and writer dedicated to children's and adolescent literature in the Galician language.
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