Saúl Cepeda Lezcano

Saúl Cepeda Lezcano
Lezcano signing books at Madrid in 2012.
BornSaul Cepeda Lezcano
(1976-11-06) 6 November 1976
Irun, Guipuzkoa, Spain
Pen nameSaul
OccupationWriter, journalist
Alma materComplutense University of Madrid
Political Science
Period1997–present
GenreShort story, novel, existentialism
Website
saulweb.com

Saúl Cepeda Lezcano (born Irún, 1976) is a Spanish writer, jurist, gourmand and journalist.

Biography

Saúl Cepeda Lezcano has degrees in Political Science and Law.[1] He was involved in student associations for the defense of intellectual property at the University.[2] He has worked as a creative director, nightclub manager and environmental activist. In 2006 he invented a new system of representation of time.[3] Currently he writes about food, travel and social issues in several media such as on Madrid (El País),[4] Sobremesa[5] and Rolling Stone,[6] having covered almost a hundred countries, including conflict areas like the Balkans.[7]

Literary work

In 1998 he was the youngest finalist in the history of the Antonio Machado Short Story Award,[8] granted by the Spanish Railways Foundation and under the chairmanship of the jury of Camilo José Cela. In 2003 he won the XI Food and Travel award of El Chiscón.[9] In 2012 he published the short stories book Delitos para llevar,[10] signing as Saul.[11] In the same year he was awarded with the XVI José María de Pereda Prize for his novel Previsto.[12][13] In April 2015 was published his novel Aforo Completo (Full House),[14] inspired by his high-level experience in nightlife business, where he worked for the main accused at the trial by the tragedy of Madrid Arena.[15] In 2017 he was awarded with the XIII Eurostars Hotels Travel Narrative Award for his work Cuentakilómetros.[16] In 2018, he received the Ciudad de Getafe Crime Novel Prize.[17] In 2021, he received the XXXVII Benito Pérez Armas Prize.[18][19]

Essay

Cepeda is coauthor of the book Pulses: Nutritious seeds for a sustainable future[20] published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations to support the International Year of Pulses declared by the United Nations General Assembly.[21] The text is published in the six FAO official languages and distributed in 194 countries.[22]

References

  1. ^ "Entrevistas a escritores: Saúl Cepeda" (in European Spanish). 30 August 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  2. ^ El País. 17 June 1997. "Profesores prohibido copiar por Paz Álvarez".
  3. ^ European Patent Office. European Patent Nº1988432
  4. ^ Travel article. On Madrid
  5. ^ Sobremesa magazine. Authors
  6. ^ Nº100 Rolling Stone magazine. Spanish edition. ISSN 1575-1554
  7. ^ Interview Saúl Cepeda. El Día
  8. ^ Spanish Railway Fundation Website
  9. ^ El Chiscón Prize
  10. ^ Eba Publishing. 2012. ISBN 978-84-940064-0-1
  11. ^ Qué Leer magazine. Nº181. ISSN 1136-3916 11/12
  12. ^ Europapress. Saúl Cepeda Lezcano's Previsto won the XVI José María de Pereda Novel Award [1]
  13. ^ Estvdio Publishing. 2013. ISBN 978-84-932023-8-5
  14. ^ [Tropo Editores. 2015. ISBN 978-84-96911-84-0]
  15. ^ Eldiario.es "Saúl Cepeda Lezcano: in the world of night anything goes to make money"
  16. ^ Universitat de Barcelona "Saúl Cepeda Lezcano wins the 13th Eurostars Hotels Travel Narrative Award"
  17. ^ Getafe City Hall "Saúl Cepeda Lezcano wins the XXII Ciudad de Getafe Crime Novel Prize"
  18. ^ "Saúl Cepeda gana el premio "Benito Pérez Armas" con "El antropófago"". www.efe.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  19. ^ "The writer Saúl Cepeda wins the prestigious Benito Pérez Armas novel prize for 'El antropófago'". Tenerife Weekly News. 23 November 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  20. ^ Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 2016. ISBN 978-92-5-309172-0]
  21. ^ FAO's Zero Hunger interviews Saul Cepeda
  22. ^ Pulses: Nutritious seeds for a sustainable future
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