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b. 1880? - d. 1962. Spanish writer. He was educated at Jesuit schools, which he satirized in the novel A.M.D.G. (1910). His early realistic novels reveal ties with the Generation of 98. After 1916 his novels became increasingly mature and lyrical; his characters became symbolic representatives of general human problems. To this period belongs his masterpieces, Belarmino y Apolonio (1921), (a droll and profound story of two Oviedo cobblers), Tiger Juan (1926) and El curandero de su honra (The Healer of his Honour) (1927). Tiger Juan was translated into English by Walter Starkie in 1933, but is long out of print. La paz del sendero [the peace of the path] (1903), El sendero innumerable (1916), and El sendero andante (1921), his major poetic works, show the influence of French symbolism. He also wrote satiric essays and dramatic criticism.
Works Available in English
Belarmino and Apolonio (1990) Quartet Books. BooksEnthsiast.com
Honeymoon, Bittermoon (1974) University of California Press. BooksEnthsiast.com
