Rafael Sánchez Ferlosio (4 December 1927 – 1 April 2019) was a Spanish writer. In 2004 he was awarded the
Premio Cervantes
The Miguel de Cervantes Prize ( es, Premio de Literatura en Lengua Castellana Miguel de Cervantes) is awarded annually to honour the lifetime achievement of an outstanding writer in the Spanish language.
History
The prize was established in 1975 ...
for his literary oeuvre.
He was married to fellow writer
Carmen Martín Gaite
Carmen Martín Gaite (8 December 1925 – 23 July 2000) was a Spanish author. She wrote many novels, short stories, screenplays, and essays, across many genres. Gaite was awarded the Premio Nadal in 1957 for '' Entre visillos'', the Prince ...
.
Writing
Sánchez Ferlosio was born in
Rome, Italy. His father,
Rafael Sánchez Mazas, a minor writer, was a founder and leader of
Falange. Sánchez Ferlosio won the
Nadal Award for his novel ''El Jarama'', a realistic depiction of a weekend party. He contributed to the awakening of
Spanish literature after the end of the
Civil War, working alongside young writers such as
Juan Goytisolo
Juan Goytisolo Gay (6 January 1931 – 4 June 2017) was a Spanish poet, essayist, and novelist. He lived in Marrakesh from 1997 until his death in 2017.
He was considered Spain's greatest living writer at the beginning of the 21st century, yet ...
and
Ana María Matute.
After the success of his first book, he renounced writing for twenty years. He never gave the reason for his silence, but many critics assumed it was a form of silent opposition to the
Francoist State
Francoist Spain ( es, España franquista), or the Francoist dictatorship (), was the period of Spanish history between 1939 and 1975, when Francisco Franco ruled Spain after the Spanish Civil War with the title . After his death in 1975, Spai ...
.
He came back to writing with essays on cultural issues. He returned to fiction in 1986 with ''El testimonio de Yarfoz'', which is set in an
imaginary land.
He died in
Madrid, aged 91.
Works
* ''Industrias y andanzas de Alfanhuí'' (1951)
* ''El Jarama'' (1955)
* ''Las semanas del jardín'' (1974)
* ''Mientras no cambien los dioses, nada ha cambiado'' (1986)
* ''El testimonio de Yarfoz'' (1986)
* ''Vendrán más años malos y nos harán más ciegos'' (1992)
* ''Non Olet'' (2002)
* ''El Geco'' (2005)
* ''Sobre la guerra'' (2007)
* ''God & Gun. Apuntes de polemología'' (2008)
* ''Guapo y sus isótopos'' (2009)
* ''Campo de retamas'' (2015)
References
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1927 births
2019 deaths
Writers from Madrid
Spanish male writers
Premio Cervantes winners