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BIOGRAPHY
Camilo Jose Cela, recipient of the 1989 Nobel Prize for Literature, was born in Galicia, Spain. He grew up in a middle-class family. His father, a part-time author, was Spanish, and his mother was English. He was educated at the University of Madrid. During the Spanish Civil War he served in General Francisco Franco's army. Later in life he rejected Franco's dictatorial rule.
Cela published his first novel, LA FAMILIA DE PASCUAL DUARTE (THE FAMILY OF PASCAL DUARTE), when he was 26. His best known work, LA COLMENA (THE HIVE) was published in 1951. Cela initiated a writing style know as TREMENDISMO in his work which is a type of dark realism. He has published about 70 volumes including 10 novels. He has also been prolific as a travel writer.
Cela currently lives in Guadalajara.
CHRONOLOGY
1916 He was born in Galicia, Spain. (May 11)
1925 His family settled in Madrid.
1942 LA FAMILIE DE PASCUAL DUARTE (THE FAMILY OF PASCAL DUARTE)
1944 NUEVAS ANDANZAS Y DESVENTURAS DE LAZARILLO DE TORMES, PABELLON DE REPOSO
1945 ESAS NUBES LA DUDOSA LUZ DEL DIA, MESA REVUELTA, PISANDO LA DUDOSA LUZ DEL DIA, ESAS NUBES QUE PASAN (THE PASSING CLOUDS)
1947 EL BONITO CRIMEN DEL CARABINERO Y OTRAS INVENCIONES
1949 VIAJE A LA ALCARRIA (JOURNEY TO ALCARRIA), EL GALLEGO Y SU CUADRILLA Y OTROS APUENTES CARPETOVETONICOS
1951 LA COLMENA (THE HIVE)
1952 DEL MINO AL BIDASOA (FROM THE MINO TO THE BIDASOA
1953 BARAJA DE INVENCIONES, MRS. CALDWELL HABLA CON SU HIJO (MRS. CALDWELL SPEAKS TO HER SON)
1955 LA CATIRA; He settled in Majorca
1956 JUDIOS, MOROS Y CRISTIIANOS (JEWS, MOORS, AND CHRISTIANS), EL MOLINA DE VIENTO, Y OTRAS NOVELAS CORTAS (THE WINDMILL AND OTHER SHORT FICTION); He began publishing the magazine PAPELES DE SON ARMADANS.
1957 LA RUEDA DE LOS OCIOS, NUEVO RETABLO DE DON CRISTOBITA, CAJON DE SASTRE, LOS CUATRO ANGELES DE SAN SILVESTRE; He was elected a member of the Spanish Academy.
1958 HISTORIAS DE ESPANA, LA OBRA LITERARIA EL PINTOR SOLANA
1959 CUADERNO DE GUADARRAMA, LA CUCANA, MEMORIAS
1960 LOS VIEJOS AMIGOS
1961 CUATRO FIGURAS DOL '98
1962 GAVILLA DE FABULAS SIN AMOR
1963 LAS COMPANIAS CONVENIENTES, TOREO DE SALON, ONCE CUENTOS DE FUTBOL, EL SOLITARIO, GARRITO DE HOSPICIANS
1964 IZAS, RABIZAS, Y COLIPOTERRAS
1965 PAGINAS DE GEOGRAFIA ERRABUNDA, LA FAMILIA DEL HEROE, VIAJE AL PIRINEO DE LERIDA, APUNTES CARPETOVETONICOS, NUEVAS ESCENAS MATRITENSES
1966 MADRID, EL CIUDADANO ISCARIOTE RECLUS
1967 VIAJE A U.S.A., MARIA SABINA
1968 DICCIONARIO ARMADANS, SAN CAMILO, 1936, AL SERVICIO DE ALGO
1970 LA CUCANA, EL CARRO DO HENO
1972 BOLA DEL MUNDO
1973 CHRISTINO MALO, A VUELTOS CON ESPANA, BALADA DEL VAGABUNDO SIN SUERTE
1974 EL TACATA OXIDADO
1975 EL RETO DE LOS HALCONES
1976 ROL DE CORNUDOS
1977 EL MOLINO DE VIENTO; He was designated a senator by the monarchy.
1979 LOS SUENOS VANOS, LOS ANGELES CURIOSOS
1983 MAZURCA PARA DOS MUERTOS (MAZURKA FOR TWO DEAD PEOPLE)
1984 He received el Premio Nacional de Literatura.
1986 NUEVO VIAJE A LA ALCARRIA
1987 OF GENES, GODS & TYRANTS; He received el Premio Principe de Asturias de las Letras.
1988 CRISTO VERSUS ARIZONA
1989 LOS CAPRICHOS DE FRANCISCO DE GOYA LUCIENTES; He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.
1991 PAGINAS ESCOGIDAS, VIAJE A LA ALCARIA (JOURNEY OT THE ALCARRIA)
1992 EL CAMALEON SOLTERO
1993 MEMORIAS, ENTENDIMIENTOS Y VOLUNTADAS
1994 EL ASESINATO DEL PERDEDOR, LA CRUZ DE SAN ANDRES, LOVELESS FABLES
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