About Luis Leante
Born 1963. Luis Leante is a Spanish writer, journalist, screenwriter, children's writer, classical philologist and latin.
Luis Ramón Leante Chacón (born June 6, 1963, Caravaca de la Cruz), commonly known as Luis Leante, is a Spanish novelist and Latin professor.
Leante graduated in Classical Philology from the University of Murcia. He has lived in Alicante since 1992, where he worked as a high school teacher until 2009. He published his first novel at the age of 20, but it was not until 2007, after winning the Alfaguara Prize with his novel See How Much I Love You (in Spanish, Mira si yo te querré), that he began to devote himself entirely to literature. Another of his novels, Red Moon (in Spanish, La luna roja), published in Spain in 2009, is a gripping story between a writer and translator, set in Alicante, Berlin and Istanbul.
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Who is Luis Leante?
Spanish writer
When was Luis Leante born?
Luis Leante was born on 6 June 1963 in Caravaca de la Cruz.
What is Luis Leante's occupation?
Luis Leante is a writer, journalist, screenwriter, children's writer, classical philologist and latin.
What nationality is Luis Leante?
Luis Leante is Spanish.
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