Camilo José Cela

Camilo José Cela y Trulock, 1st Marquis of Iria Flavia (Spanish: [kaˈmilo xoˈse ˈθela]; 11 May 1916 – 17 January 2002) was a Spanish novelist, short story writer and essayist. He worked with the Generation of '36 movement.

A drawing of Cela

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]

Cela died in Madrid, Spain from heart disease, aged 85.

References

1. "Nobel Prize in Literature 1989". Nobel Foundation. Retrieved 2008-10-17.

Other websites

• Camilo José Cela Foundation Archived 2010-08-09 at the Wayback Machine
• Valerie Miles (Summer 1996). "Camilo José Cela, The Art of Fiction No. 145". Paris Review. Summer 1996 (139).
• BBC obituary
• Biography of Camilo José Cela Archived 2006-07-02 at the Wayback Machine
• Photos
• The Nobel Foundation has a site on him, including speeches, biography and bibliography.
• Genealogy of Cela Family Archived 2022-06-30 at the Wayback Machine