Xosé Miranda Ruíz

Category: Teacher and writer
Birth Date: 18th December 1955
Birth Place: Lugo
 Curriculum

He studied Biology and took his degree in Santiago de Compostela in 1978. He teaches Biology and Geology at Xoán Montes Secondary School in Lugo. Poet, narrator, novelist and essayist, he is also an expert on popular mythology and oral literature. He was awarded García Barros Narrative Prize (1990), Xerais Prize (1998) and Merlin Prize (child and youth literature) in 2002; Eusebio Lourenzo Baleirón Poetry Prize (1995) and Esquío Prize (1996); Xenciana Prize (fantastic narration) in 1995 and Modesto Figueiredo Prize (tales) in 1988.

 Work & Activities

NOVEL: Historia dun paraugas azul, Infancia e desventura de Lino Carrán, A tres bandas, Morning Star, Ariadna and Pel de lobo. NOVELS FOR YOUTH AND CHILDREN: Feitizo, Lúa e os nubeiros and Álvaro e Álvaro. TALES: Triloxía Pánica, O demo á orella, A biblioteca da iguana, Tarxeta vermella, Partenoxénese and Príncipe inconsolable. POETRY: Amantes e viaxeiros, Carozo azul, Sonetosfera, Permiso para o corso and As cidades mergulladas. TALES FOR CHILDREN: O coello Federico e os morodos and Un trasno de Lugo no tour de Francia. COLLABORATIONS: 20 volumes of the collection Cabalo buligán (stories of oral tradition), Diccionario dos seres míticos galegos, Antoloxía do conto de tradición oral, Contos colorados, Pequena mitoloxía galega, Cando os animais falaban and Arrepíos e outros medos.