Camilo José Cela
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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cela and the second or maternal family name is Trulock.
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.
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Born | Camilo José Cela y Trulock (1916-05-11)11 May 1916 Iria Flavia, Galicia, Spain |
Died | 17 January 2002(2002-01-17) (aged 85) Madrid, Spain |
Resting place | Iria Flavia cemetery |
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Language | Spanish |
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Spouse | María del Rosario Conde Picavea
(m. 1944; div. 1990)Marina Concepción Castaño López
(m. 1991) |
Children | Camilo José Cela Conde |
Seat Q of the Real Academia Española | |
In office 26 May 1957 – 17 January 2002 | |
Preceded by | Rafael Estrada Arnaiz |
Succeeded by | Carlos Castilla del Pino [es] |
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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]