Inés Marful

Inés Marful (born June 1961, Mieres, Spain) is a Spanish writer from Asturias, known for her works on Federico García Lorca.[1]

Education

Marful studied Spanish literature and philosophy at the University of Oviedo and the University of Valladolid, earning a PhD degree in both fields. She also studied intercultural coordination at the University of Texas.

Career

Since 1999, Marful has served as a political counselor in the government of Spain and as a photojournalist and columnist. She is the author of Lorca y sus dobles [Lorca and his doubles], an essay that has been described a "the definitive work on the poet from Granada".[2] As of 2010, Marful was serving as the Staff and Media Director in the Department of Environment, Land Planning, Agriculture and Fisheries in the Basque government.

Writings

Marful has written:

  • Te sucederá lo que al río en primavera [You will be as the river in springtime] -- winner of the La Voz de Galicia Novel Award
  • Instrucciones para olvidar [Instructions to forget]
  • Cuatro cuentos de amor y el intocable absurdo [Four tales of love and the untouchable absurd] -- winner of the Casino Mieres Novel Award

References
  1. Federico García Lorca and the Culture of Male Homosexuality -2007 p53 "Of the many works it contains, the one by Inés Marful, “Passion and Death in Lorquian Drama” (Pasión y muerte en el drama lorquiano) is of special importance. The author states that “Lorca projects onto his characters the definitive fulfillment ..."
  2. Alvar, Manuel. Blanco y Negro (Sunday supplement to ABC) (in Spanish). Missing or empty |title= (help)
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