Camilo Jose Cela was born on May 11, 1916 in Spain. A Spanish novelist and short story writer and a 1989 recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature, he is best known for his 1951 novel La Colmena (The Hive). His other notable works include Cristo versus Arizona (Christ versus Arizona) and La Familia de Pascual Duarte (The Family of Pascual Duarte).
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A Spanish Novelist and short story Writer and a 1989 recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature, he is best known for his 1951 novel La Colmena (The Hive). His other notable works include Cristo versus Arizona (Christ versus Arizona) and La Familia de Pascual Duarte (The Family of Pascual Duarte).
Before Fame
He published his first novel, La Familia de Pascual Duarte, in 1942 when he was just twenty-six years old.
Trivia
He was a part of the Generation of '36 movement, a collective of Spanish Civil War-era artists.
Family Life
He grew up in Galicia, Spain, and he died in Madrid. He married Marina Concepción Castaño López in 1991.
Associated With
He won the Nobel Prize in Literature the year before Octavio Paz received the same honor.
