University of the Balearic Islands awards Dr Carme Riera an honorary doctorate

The University of the Balearic Islands awards an honorary doctorate to Dr Carme Riera, professor of the Department of Spanish Studies at the UAB. Dr Riera, who is member of the Royal Spanish Academy, is specialist in the Spanish Golden Age and a renowned Catalan author.

12/02/2018

Dr Carme Riera, professor of the Department of Spanish Studies at the UAB, has been selected to receive an honorary doctorate from the University of the Balearic Islands. She was nominated for the honorary degree by the university's Spanish, Modern and Classic Philology Department.

Dr Riera is member of the Royal Spanish Academy, where she occupies the seat 'n'. She is specialist in the Spanish Golden Age and a renowned Catalan author with works such as Te deix, amor, la mar com a penyora, Dins el darrer blau, La meitat de l'ànima, and the memoirs Temps d'innocència.

She has received many awards, including the Prudenci Bertrana, Ramon Llull, Josep Pla, Lletra d'Or, Joan Crexells, the Association of Catalan-Language Writers and the Spanish National Novel Prize. In 2001, she was awarded the National Literature Prize of the Government of Catalonia; and in 2003 she received the Sant Jordi Novel Prize for La meitat de l'ànima. She was also awarded the Creu de Sant Jordi Prize in 2000, and in 2005 she received the Medalla d'Or from the Island Council of Mallorca. In 2015 she was awarded the National Prize for Spanish Literature and in 2016, the Sant Joan Prize for her novel Les darreres paraules.