Ana María Matute
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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Matute and the second or maternal family name is Ausejo.
Ana María Matute Ausejo (26 July 1925 – 25 June 2014) was an internationally acclaimed Spanish writer and member of the Real Academia Española.[1][2] In 1959, she received the Premio Nadal for Primera memoria. The third woman to receive the Cervantes Prize for her literary oeuvre, she is considered one of the foremost novelists of the posguerra, the period immediately following the Spanish Civil War.[3]
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Ana María Matute | |
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Born | (1925-07-26)26 July 1925 Barcelona, Spain |
Died | 25 June 2014(2014-06-25) (aged 88) Barcelona |
Resting place | Cemetery of Montjuïc |
Occupation | Writer |
Organization | Member of the Real Academia Española |
Awards | Cervantes Prize |
Seat K of the Real Academia Española | |
In office 18 January 1998 – 25 June 2014 | |
Preceded by | Carmen Conde |
Succeeded by | Federico Corriente |
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