Camilo José Cela

A drawing of Cela

Camilo José Cela y Trulock, 1st Marquis of Iria Flavia (Spanish: [kaˈmilo xoˈse ˈθela]; 11 May 1916 – 17 January 2002) was a Spanish novelist, short story writer and essayist. He worked 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".

Cela died in Madrid, Spain from heart disease, aged 85.

Other websites

• Camilo José Cela Foundation
• Valerie Miles (Summer 1996). "Camilo José Cela, The Art of Fiction No. 145". Paris Review. http://www.theparisreview.org/interviews/1396/the-art-of-fiction-no-145-camilo-jos-cela. 
• BBC obituary
• Biography of Camilo José Cela
• Photos
• The Nobel Foundation has a site on him, including speeches, biography and bibliography.
• Genealogy of Cela Family