Camilo José 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".[1]
Cela died in Madrid, Spain from heart disease, aged 85.
Camilo José Cela Media
Camilo José Cela (right) in 1988.
Cela's arms as 1st Marquess of Iria Flavia (1996)
References
- ↑ "Nobel Prize in Literature 1989". Nobel Foundation. Retrieved 2008-10-17.
Other websites
- Camilo José Cela Foundation
- Valerie Miles (Summer 1996). "Camilo José Cela, The Art of Fiction No. 145". Paris Review. Summer 1996 (139).
- BBC obituary
- Biography of Camilo José Cela Archived 2006-07-02 at the Wayback Machine
- Photos
- The Nobel Foundation has a site on him, including speeches, biography and bibliography.
- Genealogy of Cela Family