Francisco Umbral

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Francisco Umbral

Francisco Umbral , actually Francisco Pérez Martínez (born May 11, 1932 in Madrid , † August 28, 2007 there ), was a Spanish columnist and one of the most famous contemporary writers in Spain.

Life

Umbral began his journalistic work in Valladolid for the newspaper El Norte de Castilla . Between 1960 and 1988 he worked a. a. for the magazines Vida mundial and Gaceta illustrada as well as for the newspaper El País ; from 1989 he wrote for the daily newspaper El Mundo . Umbral also emerged as a versatile writer and published more than a hundred books. The spectrum of his literary work included novellas , erotic stories, poetry (Crimenes y Baladas) , contemporary historical novels (El Giocondo) , non-fiction (Trilogía de Madrid) and much more

In 1996 Umbral was awarded the prestigious Prince of Asturias Prize and in 2000 the most important literary prize in the Spanish-speaking world, the Cervantes Prize.

Works (selection)

Remarks

  1. ^ Caballé, Anna: Francisco Umbral. El frío de una vida , Espasa-Calpe, 2004, p.69. ISBN 978-84-670-1308-5 .

literature

  • Anna Caballé: Francisco Umbral. El frio de una vida , Espasa Calpe, Madrid 2004, ISBN 84-670-1308-7
  • Maria P. Celmar (Ed.): Francisco Umbral , Universidad, Valladolid 2003, ISBN 84-8448-223-5
  • Javier Villán: Francisco Umbral. La escritura absoluta , Espasa Calpe, Madrid 1996, ISBN 84-239-7823-0

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personal data
SURNAME Umbral, Francisco
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Pérez Martínez, Francisco (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Spanish journalist and writer
DATE OF BIRTH May 11, 1932
PLACE OF BIRTH Madrid
DATE OF DEATH August 28, 2007
Place of death Madrid