Camilo Jose CelaAwards:
Nobel Prize in Literature-1989
Nobel Committee in its citation stated that the prize was given
"for a rich and intensive prose,
which with restrained compassion forms a challenging vision of man's
vulnerability "
Born: 11/05/1916 in
1916
Padrón, Galicia, Spain
Died: 17/01/2002 near Madrid, Spain
Citizen: Spanish
Language: Spanish
Influence:
Cela's writings particularly the novels obliquely show
the influence of Spanish Realism intermingled with his own narrative
style, known as tremendismo ,
which emphasizes on violence and grotesque imagery. He was also
influenced by Joyce and Sartre.
Camilo José Cela y Trulock, in short Camilo Jose Cela was a Spanish
novelist, short story writer who was involved in
Generation,36
movement.
Cela
was the parental family name and
Trulock
was the maternal family name. Cela's power of observation was quite
sharp and he gave a new lease of life to Spanish literature. The
novel, The Hive, is considered his best known work. He also
penned two travel books based on his journey to Spanish country side
and tour of various Latin American countries.
In 1957, he was appointed as a member of the
Real Academia Española and also became a Royal Senator in the
Constituent Cortes. He also exerted some influence in wording of 1978
Spanish Constitution.
In later years, he became
infamous for his scandalous outbursts. He had severely criticized the
Cervantes Prize as covered with shit. Ironically, he was
awarded the Prize in 1995 and also accepted the same.
He died of heart disease on 17th
January, 2002.
Landmarks: Served in Franco's Army,
offered his services as an informer to Franco's forces and even moved
from Madrid to Galicia during the 3 year Civil War to facilitate
information dissemination on dissidents. * His novel,
La Colmena
was first published in Argentina,
as Franco's
Roman Catholic Church-affiliated
government banned it because of the perceived immorality of its
content.
Notable Works:
La Familia de Pascual Duarte--The Family
of Pascual Duarte(1942),
La
Colmena -
The Hive
(1951),
San Camilo 1936 -
San Camilo 1936
(1960s),
Cristo versus Arizona -
Christ versus Arizona(1988),The
Galician Trilogy:
Mazurca para dos muertos -
Mazurka for Two Dead People(1983),
La cruz de San Andrés--
St. Andrew's Cross
(1994) &
Madera de boj--
Boxwood
(1999),
Viaje a la Alcarría --
Journey to the Alcarria
(1948)
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