Luisa Castro

Luisa Castro (born 1966, in Foz, Lugo) is a Spanish writer and journalist who has published in Galician and Spanish. She has lived in Barcelona, New York City, Madrid, Santiago de Compostela, Naples and Bordeaux. She is currently Director of the Instituto Cervantes in Dublin, Ireland.

Her first collection of poems, ''Odisea definitiva: Libro póstumo'' (''Definitive Odyssey: :Posthumous Book'') was published in 1984. Her next book, ''Baleas e baleas'' (1988), was her first work in the Galician language. Her first novel was ''El somier'' (''Bed Base'') (1999). Provided by Wikipedia