Medio, Dolores (1914–1996)
Medio, Dolores (1914–1996)
Spanish writer of social-realist fiction. Name variations: Dolores Medio Estrada. Born Dec 24, 1914, in Oviedo, Spain; died 1996 in Oviedo; dau. of Ramón Medio-Tuya y Rivero and Maria Teresa Estrada y Pastor.
Just before Spanish Civil War began (1936), secured a teaching position, but conservatives caused her dismissal within a few months; published "Niña" (1945), which won a short-story prize; wrote for El Domingo (1945–65), a newspaper aimed at the lower class; also wrote novels, short stories, poetry and literary criticism; received the Nadal Prize, one of Spain's most prestigious literary awards, for Nosotros los Rivero (We Riveros, 1953); the following year, published Compás de espera (Pause) and Mañana (Tomorrow), then a biography of Isabella II (1966); her fiction was traditional narrative, which realistically examined the condition of Spain's common people; drew heavily on her own experiences in such works as Diario de una maestra (Diary of a School Teacher, 1961).
See also Margaret E.W. Jones, Dolores Medio (Twayne, 1974); and Women in World History.