José Robles (literary scholar)
José Robles Pazos (* 1897 in Santiago de Compostela ; † 1937 ) was a Spanish writer, draftsman and translator.
Robles was a good friend of the author John Dos Passos . He taught Spanish literature at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore in the 1920s . In 1936 he was in Spain when civil war broke out there. Robles immediately sided with the Republicans. At the beginning of 1937 he suddenly disappeared. Allegedly he was shot as a Franco spy. However, it is believed that because of his independent leftist views, he became a victim of the Soviet secret service NKVD . His death led to a falling out between Dos Passos and Ernest Hemingway .
literature
- Ignacio Martinez de Pison: The death of the translator: John Dos Passos and the story of an unsolved murder , Hoffmann & Campe 2007, ISBN 3455047130
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Robles, José |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Robles Pazos, José |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish writer, draftsman and translator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1897 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Santiago de Compostela |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1937 |