Camilo José Cela
May 11, 1916 –January 17, 2002
Writer, Poet, Novelist, Politician, Journalist, Essayist
Lived 85 years
- Born in
- Iria Flavia
- Passed away in
- Madrid
Camilo José Cela y Trulock, 1st Marquess of Iria Flavia (Spanish: [kamilo xoˈse ˈθela]; 11 May 1916 – 17 January 2002) was a Spanish novelist, poet, story writer and essayist associated with the Generation of '36 movement.
He was awarded the 1989 Nobel Prize in Literature "for a rich and intensive prose, which with restrained compassion forms a challenging vision of man's vulnerability".
Notable works: The Family of Pascual Duarte, The Hive, Journey to the Alcarria, Del Miño al Bidasoa, Pabellón de reposo Awards: Nobel Prize in Literature, Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic, Princess of Asturias Literary Prize, Saint George's Cross, Castelao Medal, honorary doctorate of the National University of San Marcos, honorary doctor of the University of Madrid Complutense, Grand Cross of the Order of the Sun of Peru, Grand Cross of the Military Order of Saint James of the Sword, honorary doctorate of the University of Santiago de Compostela Education: Centro Universitario Villanueva
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