Camilo José Cela


Camilo José Cela
Born
Camilo José Cela y Trulock

(1916-05-11)11 May 1916
Iria Flavia, Galicia, Spain
Died17 January 2002(2002-01-17) (aged 85)
Madrid, Spain
Resting placeIria Flavia cemetery
Occupation
  • Novelist
  • short story writer
  • essayist
LanguageSpanish
Notable works
Notable awards
Spouse
María del Rosario Conde Picavea
(m. 1944; div. 1990)
Marina Concepción Castaño López
(m. 1991)
ChildrenCamilo José Cela Conde
Seat Q of the Real Academia Española
In office
26 May 1957 – 17 January 2002
Preceded byRafael Estrada Arnaiz
Succeeded byCarlos Castilla del Pino

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".