Camilo José Cela Writer

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 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".

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Alias (AKA)	Cela Trulock Camilo José; Cela y Trulock Camilo José
Birth date	May 11, 1916
Birth name	Camilo José Cela y Trulock
Birth place	Galicia (Spain) , Spain , Padrón
Nationality	Spain
Date of death	January 17, 2002
Place of death	Spain , Madrid

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influenced	José Riço Direitinho
influenced by	James Joyce Jean-Paul Sartre Miguel de Cervantes Francisco de Quevedo John Dos Passos Benito Pérez Galdós Pío Baroja
language	Spanish language
movement	Generation of '36
notable work	The Hive (novel) The Family of Pascual Duarte