Benito Pérez Galdós
Also known as Galdós, Benito
Spanish realist novelist (1843–1920)
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Benito Pérez Galdós was a Spanish novelist who lived from 1843 to 1920 and is known for writing in the realist style, which aimed to depict life and society as they actually were. He is considered one of the most important Spanish writers of his era, and his novels remain significant to Spanish literature and culture.
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Benito María de los Dolores Pérez Galdós ( Spanish pronunciation: [beˈnito ˈpeɾeθ ɣalˈðos]; 10 May 1843 – 4 January 1920) was a Spanish realist novelist and politician. He was a leading literary figure in 19th-century Spain, and some scholars consider him second only to Miguel de Cervantes in stature as a Spanish novelist.
Pérez Galdós was a prolific writer, publishing 31 major novels, 46 historical novels in five series, 23 plays, and the equivalent of 20 volumes of shorter fiction, journalism and other writings. He remains popular in Spain, and is considered equal to Charles Dickens, Honoré de Balzac and Leo Tolstoy. He is less well known in Anglophone countries, but some of his works have now been translated into English. His play Realidad (1892) is important in the history of realism in the Spanish theatre. The Pérez Galdós museum in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria features a portrait of the writer by Joaquín Sorolla.