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Carlos Murciano was born in Arcos de la Frontera in 1931. A renowned poet and prose writer, he has also excelled as a musicologist, and a critic of literature and art. He has published more than twenty children's books, the first of which was 'Las manos en el agua', runner up in the National Prize for Children's Literature in 1980. Amongst his numerous awards are the prestigious National Poetry Prize of 1970, for 'Este claro silencio', and the National Prize for Children's and Young People's Literature in 1982, for 'El mar sigue esperando'.
Hands in the Water