Pedro Sánchez recalled that the writer “has narrated our recent history from a progressive perspective”
The world of culture and politicians learned this Saturday with sadness the death of the writer Almudena Grandes. The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, assured that “we are losing one of the leading writers of our time. Committed and courageous, who has narrated our recent history from a progressive perspective ». In his Twitter account, the chief executive noted that “your memory, your work, will always be with us, Almudena Grandes.”
From the Valencian Community, its president Ximo Puig, expressed his “enormous sadness” and wondered “what words fill this void” left by the death of the writer. “We will miss a writer with memory, always worried about the losers. He took sides, “he noted on Twitter.
We lose one of the leading writers of our time. Committed and brave, she has narrated our recent history from a progressive perspective.
Your memory, your work, will always be with us, Almudena Grandes.
A hug to your family and loved ones. pic.twitter.com/m8N7qlBNKr
Pedro Sánchez (@sanchezcastejon) November 27, 2021
In the same sense, the Minister of Culture, Tourism and Sports of the Community of Madrid, Marta Rivera de la Cruz, praised the figure of Grandes. “Spanish literature of the last 30 years cannot be understood without its novels,” said the counselor through her social networks, through which she sent a hug to her relatives and, especially, to her husband, Luis García Montero.
For its part, Más Madrid will ask at the next Plenary Session of Cibeles that the capital dedicate a street in memory of the writer Almudena Grandes. “We will continue reading their stories, and getting emotional with their unique, brave, real, beautiful women,” said Maestre, who described the death of the writer as “extremely painful news.”
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