Carmen Kurtz
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Carmen Kurtz | |
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 Carmen Kurtz, believed to have been taken around 1964 | |
| Born | Carmen de Rafael Marés 18 September 1911 |
| Died | 5 February 1999 (aged 87) |
| Occupation | Author |
Carmen Kurtz (Barcelona, 18 September 1911 – 5 February 1999) was a Spanish writer, who wrote under the name of her husband, Pedro Kurtz, in Spanish. Winner of various literary prizes - including the Planeta, and others, she made her name as a writer during the 1960s with a series of children's books featuring the main character, a boy called Óscar, who had a pet goose named Kina. She is known for her work in adult prose fiction and notably for her novel El desconocido [1]
