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Manuel Rivas
Spanish Writer
Not to be confused with Manuel Riva.
Manuel Rivas Barrós (born 24 October 1957 in A Coruña, Spain)[1] is a Galician writer, poet and journalist.
Manuel Rivas — Wikipédia
Biography
Manuel Rivas Barrós began his writing career at the age of 15.[2] He has written articles and literary essays for Spanish newspapers and television stations including Television de Galicia, El Ideal Gallego, La Voz de Galicia, El País, and was the sub-editor of Diario 16 in Galicia.
He was a founding member of Greenpeace Spain and played an important role during the 2002 Prestige oil spill near the Galician coast.
Work
As of 2017, Rivas has published 9 anthologies of poetry, 14 novels and several literature essays. He is considered a revolutionary in contemporary Galician literature.
His 1996 book ¿Que me queres, amor?, a series of sixteen short stories, was adapted by director José Luis Cuerda for his film La lengua de las mariposas. His 1998 novel Manuel Rivas - Wikipedia, la enciclopedia libre HUSO