Gonzalo Torrente Ballester

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Gonzalo Torrente Ballester

Gonzalo Torrente Ballester (born June 13, 1910 in Ferrol , † January 27, 1999 in Salamanca ) was a Spanish writer.

Life

Gonzalo Torrente Ballester was born on June 13, 1910 in Ferrol , near A Coruña , Spain. In 1926 he began his university studies in Santiago de Compostela , which he continued in Oviedo in 1927 . During these years he began his journalistic work. In 1929 he moved to Madrid to study philosophy and humanities . In 1932 he married Josefina Malvido, graduated in 1935 and devoted himself to his work as a writer and reviewer.

From 1972 he was a member of the Real Academia Española . He was awarded the Premio Principe de Asturias (1982) and the Premio Miguel de Cervantes (1985) , among others . He died on January 27, 1999 in his apartment in Salamanca.

Works

Torrente Ballester's work includes reviews, articles, plays and novels. He is particularly known for his adaptation of the Don Juan myth, which appeared in 1963 and is one of the few works translated into German. Other major works are

  • Javier Mariño (1943)
  • El golpe de estado de Guadalupe Limón (1946)
  • Compostela y su ángel (1948, German Santiago de Compostela - A pilgrims' book )
  • Ifigenia (1950)
  • The trilogy Los gozos y las sombras ( Eng . Light and shadow )
    • El señor llega (1959, The Coming of the Lord )
    • Donde da la vuelta el aire (1960, German where the wind turns )
    • La Pascua triste (1962, German Easter )
  • Off-side (1969)
  • La saga / fuga de JB (1972)
  • La isla de los Jacintos Cortados (1980, Eng . The island of hyacinths )
  • Quizás nos lleve el viento al infinito (1984)
  • Filomeno, a mi pesar (1988)
  • Crónica del rey pasmado (1989)
  • La muerte del decano (1992)
  • Las islas extraordinarias (1993)
  • La novela de Pepe Ansúrez (1994)
  • La boda de Chon Recalde (1995)
  • Los años indecisos (1997)

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SURNAME Torrente Ballester, Gonzalo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Spanish writer
DATE OF BIRTH June 13, 1910
PLACE OF BIRTH Ferrol
DATE OF DEATH January 27, 1999
Place of death Salamanca