Princess of Asturias Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 7 (1987) Winner
Camilo José Cela
カミロ・ホセ・セラ
Camilo Jose Cela
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1916-05-11 （Iria Flavia (Padrón), A Coruña, Galicia, Spain）
- Died
- 2002-01-17 （Madrid, Spain (Hospital Centro)） age 85
- Nationality
- Spain
- Languages
- Spanish
- Residence History
- Iria Flavia (Padrón), Galicia → Vigo (1921–1925) → Madrid (1925–2002)
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, short story writer, essayist, poet
- Active Years
- 1942-2002
- Affiliations
- Royal Spanish Academy (Real Academia Española), Spanish nobility (Marquess of Iria Flavia)
- Memberships
- Royal Spanish Academy (Seat Q)
- Influenced By
- José Ortega y Gasset, Antonio de Solís y Ribadeneyra
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piarist school (Madrid) | — | — | — | — | Spain |
Piarist school (Madrid)
Country:
Spain
Early schooling at a Piarist institution. University studies were inconclusive; details uncertain.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Nobel Prize in Literature | — | — | Swedish Academy / Nobel Foundation | 受賞 |
| 1987 | Prince of Asturias Award for Literature | — | — | Prince of Asturias Foundation | 受賞 |
| 1995 | Miguel de Cervantes Prize | — | — | Spanish Government | 受賞 |
| 1994 | Premio Planeta | — | — | Planeta Group | 受賞 |
| 1988 | Castelao Medal | — | — | Galician institutions | 受賞 |
| 1986 | Creu de Sant Jordi | — | — | Government of Catalonia | 受賞 |
| 1996 | Marquess of Iria Flavia (nobility title) | — | — | King Juan Carlos I | 封土授与（爵位） |
Nobel Prize in Literature
1989
Organization:
Swedish Academy / Nobel Foundation
Result:
受賞
Prince of Asturias Award for Literature
1987
Organization:
Prince of Asturias Foundation
Result:
受賞
Miguel de Cervantes Prize
1995
Organization:
Spanish Government
Result:
受賞
Premio Planeta
1994
Organization:
Planeta Group
Result:
受賞
Castelao Medal
1988
Organization:
Galician institutions
Result:
受賞
Creu de Sant Jordi
1986
Organization:
Government of Catalonia
Result:
受賞
Marquess of Iria Flavia (nobility title)
1996
Organization:
King Juan Carlos I
Result:
封土授与（爵位）
Awards & Nominations
Nobel Prize in Literature
1 appearances
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Edition 82 (1989) Winner
Premio Planeta de Novela (Planeta Novel Prize)
1 appearances
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Edition 43 (1994) Winner
Miguel de Cervantes Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 21 (1995) Winner
Works
Major Works
The Family of Pascual Duarte
1942 Novel (early realism)A novel following Pascual Duarte's life of violence and despair; a seminal postwar Spanish work exploring morality, fate and social dysfunction.
violencefatalismmoral crisis
Translations
- Pascual Duarte's Family (English translation)
The Hive (La colmena)
1951 Ensemble novel, realismAn ensemble portrait of postwar Madrid made up of interlocking vignettes. Noted for its ironic, often grotesque realism.
urban lifealienationpostwar society
Adaptations
- [Film] The Hive (film) / Mario Camus (1982)
Translations
- The Hive (English translation)
San Camilo, 1936
1969 Experimental novelAn experimental work depicting events around a 1936 Madrid feast, notable for formal innovation and narrative experimentation.
memoryensembleformal experimentation
Christ Versus Arizona
1988 Experimental long novelAn ambitious formal experiment retelling the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral in a single sentence stretching over a hundred pages.
linguistic experimentreconstruction of history
Translations
- Christ Versus Arizona (English translation)
Journey to the Alcarria
1948 Travel writingA travelogue of the Alcarria region of central Spain, noted for its vivid depictions of landscape and people.
topographynostalgia
Translations
- Journey to the Alcarria (English translation)
Bibliography
- The Family of Pascual Duarte
- Rest Home
- The Hive
- Journey to the Alcarria
- San Camilo, 1936
- Christ Versus Arizona
- Boxwood
Adaptations
- Film adaptation of La colmena (director: Mario Camus, 1982)
Translations of Works
- The Family of Pascual Duarte → Pascual Duarte's Family (English translation)
- La colmena → The Hive (English translation)
- Viaje a la Alcarria → Journey to the Alcarria (English translation)
- Cristo versus Arizona → Christ Versus Arizona (English translation)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- ironic, often grotesque realismlater period characterized by experimental long-sentence narration
- Recurring Motifs
- violence and isolationurban ensembleexperimentation with language and form
Health
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tuberculosis1931（若年期）During sanatorium treatment he began writing; the illness influenced his early work.
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heart disease晩年（2002年に死亡原因）Late-life cardiac problems affected his activity; he died of heart disease in 2002.
Legacy
One of the leading postwar Spanish writers. Celebrated for works such as The Family of Pascual Duarte and The Hive and recipient of the Nobel Prize and Cervantes Prize; his career was also marked by controversial statements and accusations of collaboration with Franco's regime.
Museums
- Camilo José Cela Foundation Spain (see foundation for location details)
Academic Societies
- Royal Spanish Academy
Archives
- Camilo José Cela Foundation archives
In Popular Culture
- His provocative remarks and scandals were widely reported and provoked cultural controversy.
Quotes
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“for a rich and intensive prose, which with restrained compassion forms a challenging vision of man's vulnerability.”
Source: Nobel Committee (Nobel Prize in Literature citation, 1989) (1989)
Trivia
- He began writing while convalescing from tuberculosis in his youth.
- He worked as a censor in Francoist Spain in 1943.
- In later life he was known for provocative statements and scandals.
- He was ennobled as Marquess of Iria Flavia in 1996.