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Xela Arias
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Xela Arias Castaño (1962–2003) was a Spanish Galician-language poet and translator.
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Although she published only four poetry collections,[1][2] she is considered a major voice of Galician literature for "contributing to the renewal of Galician poetry by bringing new topics and a very personal style."[3][4]
In 2021 the Galician Literature Day was dedicated to her.[5][6]
Xela Arias translated works by Jorge Amado, Camilo Castelo Branco, James Joyce, Fenimore Cooper and Wenceslao Fernández Flórez into Galician.[7]