Camilo José Cela
Camilo José Cela | |
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| Born | Camilo José Cela y Trulock 11 May 1916 Iria Flavia, Galicia, Spain |
| Died | 17 January 2002 (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 |
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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.
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".