Camilo José Cela
Spanish novelist, poet, essayist (1916–2002)
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- 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.
- Childhood and early career Camilo José Cela was born in the rural parish of Iria Flavia, in Padrón, A Coruña, Spain, on 11 May 1916.
- His father, Camilo Crisanto Cela y Fernández, was Galician.
- The family was upper-middle-class and Cela described his childhood as being "so happy it was hard to grow up.
- There, Cela studied at a Piarist school.
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WikipediaCamilo 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".
Camilo José Cela was born in the rural parish of Iria Flavia, in Padrón, A Coruña, Spain, on 11 May 1916. He was the oldest child of nine. His father, Camilo Crisanto Cela y Fernández, was Galician. His mother, Camila Emanuela Trulock y Bertorini, was a Galician of English and Italian ancestry. The family was upper-middle-class and Cela described his childhood as being "so happy it was hard to grow up."
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