Luisa Carnés

Luisa Carnés was a Spanish writer born in Madrid in 1905 and died in Mexico City in 1964. Coming from a struggling middle-class background, she began working at a hat shop at the age of 11. A self-taught writer, Carnés published her first novel, 'Natacha', in 1930, which depicted the life of the working class in Madrid through the lens of its protagonist, Natalia Valle. Her work is notable for its blend of social realism and emotional melodrama, reflecting the complexities of women's lives in her era.