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Francisco Ayala García-Duarte was a Spanish writer, translator, novelist, and sociologist. Born in Granada in 1906, he was educated at the Universidad Central and held a Doctor degree. His professional career began in 1925. He served as a full professor at the Complutense University of Madrid, Princeton University, and New York University. Ayala was a member of the Royal Spanish Academy and spoke Spanish, German, and English.
He received several literary awards, including the Miguel de Cervantes Prize, the Princess of Asturias Literary Prize, the Spanish Literature National Prize, and the National Novel Prize. His recognized works include *Los mejores relatos españoles del siglo XX*, *Cuentos españoles de Navidad*, *Historias médicas*, and *Max Aub*. Ayala died in Madrid in 2009.
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Francisco Ayala appears in Vinony's Cervantes Prize collection — one of 51 entries.
Vinony's link graph records 138 inbound references to Francisco Ayala, and connects out to Princess of Asturias Awards, Madrid and Buenos Aires.
It is catalogued under topics including 1906 births, 2009 deaths and 20th-century Spanish male writers.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 57
Top works
- Los mejores relatos españoles del siglo XX
- Cuentos españoles de Navidad
- Cuentos españoles de Navidad
- Historias médicas
- Max Aub, Francisco Ayala
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Key facts
- Born
- Francisco Ayala García-Duarte , ( 1906-03-16 ) 16 March 1906, Granada , Spain
- Died
- 3 November 2009 (2009-11-03) (aged 103), Madrid , Spain
- Occupation
- Novelist
- Nationality
- Spanish
- Period
- 1925–2009
- Preceded by
- Salvador Fernández Ramírez [ es ]
- Succeeded by
- José Luis Gómez
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Francisco
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Spain
- Place of birth
- Granada
- Place of death
- Madrid
- Occupation
- jurist
- Educated at
- Universidad Central
- Employer
- New York University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- National Novel Prize
- Academic degree
- Doctor
- Image
- Francisco Ayala inicio.jpg
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- Commons category
- Francisco Ayala
- date of birth
- 1906-03-16
- date of death
- 2009-11-03
- member of
- Royal Spanish Academy
- birth name
- Francisco Ayala García-Duarte
- start of work period
- 1925-00-00
- name in native language
- Francisco Ayala García-Duarte
- subject has role
- centenarian
- different from
- Francisco J. Ayala
- ethnic group
- Spaniards
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Encyclopedic overview
Francisco Ayala García-Duarte (16 March 1906 – 3 November 2009) was a Spanish writer, the last representative of the Generation of '27.
Biography
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