The Asturian writer Carmen Gómez Ojea (Gijón, 1945) has died Wednesday, August 10, as confirmed by sources from the Gijón City Council.

She was a writer of children, young adult, and adult fiction, combining her work as a writer while collaborating with several newspapers and magazines. She has won numerous awards, including the Nadal Novel Prize in 1981.

"Asturias loses a great writer, a unique and remarkable woman. The literary world is in mourning today, as well as the Asturian people. I have a very emotional memory of her. We have the testimony of her work", wrote the president of Asturias, Adrián Barbón, on his Twitter account, lamenting the death of Gómez Ojea.

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