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Jorge Semprún
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Spanish-French writer (1923-2011)
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Jorge Semprún (1923–2011) was a Spanish and French writer, screenwriter, politician, and philosopher. Born in Madrid, he was educated at the Lycée Henri-IV and later held citizenship in both Spain and France. Semprún was a member of the Communist Party of Spain and was detained at the Buchenwald concentration camp. He wrote in Spanish and French, often using the pseudonym Federico Sánchez.
His literary and film career included receiving the Prix Femina, the Premio Planeta de Novela, the Edgar Awards, and the Saint George's Cross. He was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Writing, Original Screenplay and Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay, as well as a BAFTA Award for Best Screenplay. Semprún was a member of the German Academy for Language and Literature, the Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts, the Académie Goncourt, and the Francs-tireurs et partisans. He was married to Colette Leloup and Loleh Bellon, and his children included Jaime Semprun. He died in the 7th arrondissement of Paris.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1923
- Died
- 2011
- Works
- 93
Top works
- Ti apeginan hoi hevdomēnta chiliades Hevraioi tēs Thessalonikēs?
- Geopolítica del hambre
- Long Voyage
- Ne Guzel Bir Pazar
- Federico Sanchez'in Özyasamöyküsü
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Film & TV
Writing · Madrid, Spain
Jorge Semprún Maura was a Spanish writer and politician. From 1953 to 1962, during the dictatorship of Francisco Franco, Semprún lived clandestinely in Spain working as an organizer for the exiled Communist Party of Spain, but was expelled from the party in 1964. After Franco's death and the change to a democratic government, he was Spain's Minister of Culture from 1988 to 1991. He was…
Known for
- The Many Lives of Jorge Semprún — Self (archive footage)2023
- Inside a Nazi Mind: The Kindly Ones by Jonathan Littell — Self - Writer (archive footage)2023
- Valérian, histoire d'une création — Self (archive footage)2017
- Literatur im Foyer — himself2000
- Che: muerte de la utopia?1999
- Vivement dimanche — Self1998
- Lo + plus — Self1995
- Rush - Voyage à Moscou — Self1990
- Meticulous and Desperate — himself1989
- A Grin Without a Cat — Narrator (voice)1977
via TMDB
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 1
- Total plays
- 1
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 15,964x
- Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
· 2018 · cited 10,996x
- The organization of the human cerebral cortex estimated by intrinsic functional connectivity
· 2011 · cited 9,215x
- 2018 ESC/ESH Guidelines for the management of arterial hypertension
· 2018 · cited 8,297x
- Diagnosis of multiple sclerosis: 2017 revisions of the McDonald criteria
· 2018 · cited 7,335x
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Key facts
- Born
- Jorge Semprún Maura , ( 1923-12-10 ) 10 December 1923, Madrid , Spain
- Died
- 7 June 2011 (2011-06-07) (aged 87), Paris , France
- Occupation
- Author, screenwriter, politician
- Language
- Spanish , French , German , English
- Nationality
- Spanish
- Notable awards
- Jerusalem Prize , 1997 , Ovid Prize , 2002
- Partner
- Loleh Bellon
- Children
- Jaime Semprún
- Prime minister
- Felipe González
- Preceded by
- Javier Solana
- Succeeded by
- Jordi Solé Tura
- Party
- Communist Party of Spain (1942–1964)
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Jorge Semprún Maura ( Spanish pronunciation: [ˈxoɾxe semˈpɾum ˈmawɾa]; 10 December 1923 – 7 June 2011) was a Spanish writer and politician who lived in France most of his life and wrote primarily in French. From 1953 to 1962, during the dictatorship of Francisco Franco, Semprún lived clandestinely in Spain working as an organizer for the exiled Communist Party of Spain, but was expelled from the party in 1964. After the death of Franco and the change to a democratic government, he served as Minister of Culture in Spain's socialist government from 1988 to 1991.
He was a screenwriter for two successive films by the Greek director Costa-Gavras, Z (1969) and The Confession (1970), which dealt with the theme of persecution by governments. For his work on the films La Guerre est finie (The War Is Over; Alain Renais, 1966) and Z (Costa-Gavras, 1969) Semprún was nominated for the Academy Award. In 1996, he became the first non-French author elected to the Académie Goncourt, which awards an annual literary prize. Unlike most left-wing figures in Spain, Semprún was a zionist and in 1997 he won the Jerusalem Prize in Israel. Also, in 2002 he won Ovid Prize in Romania".
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