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Gonzalo Torrente Ballester
Spanish Galician writer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gonzalo Torrente Ballester (13 June 1910 – 27 January 1999) was a Spanish writer associated with the Generation of '36 movement.
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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Torrente and the second or maternal family name is Ballester.
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Gonzalo Torrente Ballester | |
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Born | (1910-06-13)13 June 1910 Ferrol (A Coruña), Spain |
Died | 27 January 1999(1999-01-27) (aged 88) Salamanca, Spain |
Occupation | Writer, novelist |
Nationality | Spanish |
Notable works | Javier Mariño Don Juan |
Seat E of the Real Academia Española | |
In office 27 May 1977 – 27 January 1999 | |
Preceded by | Juan Ignacio Luca de Tena |
Succeeded by | Carmen Iglesias |
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