Gabriel García-Badell Lapetra (28 May 1936 – 11 March 1994) was a Spanish writer. He received a degree in law and is linked to

Aragon Aragon ( , ; Spanish and an, Aragón ; ca, Aragó ) is an autonomous community in Spain, coextensive with the medieval Kingdom of Aragon. In northeastern Spain, the Aragonese autonomous community comprises three provinces (from north to sou ...

, where he worked as a lawyer for the IRYDA (Institute of agricultural reform and development). His first novel was "''Las manos de mi padre''", published in 1968, a

monologue In theatre, a monologue (from el, μονόλογος, from μόνος ''mónos'', "alone, solitary" and λόγος ''lógos'', "speech") is a speech presented by a single character, most often to express their thoughts aloud, though sometimes a ...

in which the protagonist returns to his paternal home after a 4 years voyage. He was a four-time runner-up for the Premio Nadal, a record.

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Spanish male novelists 1936 births 1994 deaths 20th-century Spanish novelists 20th-century Spanish male writers {{Spain-writer-stub