Miguel de Cervantes Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 17 (1991) Winner
Francisco Ayala García-Duarte
フランシスコ・アヤラ・ガルシア＝ドゥアルテ
Francisco Ayala García-Duarte
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1906-03-16 （Granada, Spain）
- Died
- 2009-11-03 （Madrid, Spain） age 103
- Nationality
- Spanish
- Languages
- Spanish
- Residence History
- Granada (birthplace) → Madrid (residence) → Buenos Aires (exile / long residence) → Puerto Rico (teaching) → United States (teaching: Princeton, Rutgers, New York University, Chicago)
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, essayist, translator, sociologist, jurist, university professor
- Active Years
- 1925-2009
- Affiliations
- Real Academia Española (Seat Z), European Academy of Sciences and Arts, Academia de Buenas Letras de Granada, Princeton University (visiting professor), Rutgers University (visiting professor), New York University (visiting professor), University of Chicago (visiting professor), University of Puerto Rico (law faculty, teaching)
- Memberships
- Real Academia Española, European Academy of Sciences and Arts, Academia de Buenas Letras de Granada
- Influenced By
- Members and influences of the Generation of '27, Franz Kafka
- Influenced
- Later Spanish writers and short-story writers, Ignacio Martínez de Pisón
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Complutense University of Madrid | Faculty of Law | Law | Ph.D. | — | Spain |
| Berlin (postgraduate studies) | — | Philosophy and Sociology (studies) | — | 1929–1931 | Germany |
Complutense University of Madrid
Faculty of Law
/ Law
Degree:
Ph.D.
Country:
Spain
Earned a Ph.D. in Law and later taught at the university
Berlin (postgraduate studies)
Philosophy and Sociology (studies)
Period:
1929–1931
Country:
Germany
Postgraduate grant to study philosophy and sociology in Berlin (1929–1931)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Premio Nacional de las Letras Españolas | — | — | Ministry of Culture (Spain) | 受賞 |
| 1991 | Miguel de Cervantes Prize | — | — | Miguel de Cervantes Prize Committee | 受賞 |
| 1998 | Prince of Asturias Award (Literature) | — | 文学 | Prince of Asturias Foundation | 受賞 |
Premio Nacional de las Letras Españolas
1988
Organization:
Ministry of Culture (Spain)
Result:
受賞
Miguel de Cervantes Prize
1991
Organization:
Miguel de Cervantes Prize Committee
Result:
受賞
Prince of Asturias Award (Literature)
1998
Category:
文学
Organization:
Prince of Asturias Foundation
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Princess of Asturias Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 18 (1998) Winner
Works
Major Works
Tragicomedia de un hombre sin espíritu
1925 NovelEarly work following a traditional narrative line; part of his early short fiction.
individual isolationinterest in the modern world
Historia de un amanecer
1926 NovelAn early narrative work with allegorical elements concerning a dawning.
allegoryyouthful exploration
El hechizado
1944 Short story / novellaWritten during exile; an allegorical tale addressing monarchy and the lust for power.
corruption of powerreflection on past and present
Los usurpadores
1949 Short story collectionA collection of seven narratives unified by the theme of the lust for power; politically and ethically critical.
powermoral degradation
La cabeza del cordero
1949 Short story collectionStories about the Civil War focusing more on passions and human behavior than external events.
civil warhuman psychology
Muertes de perro
1958 NovelA denunciation of life under dictatorship, highlighting human degradation.
dictatorshiphuman degradation
El fondo del vaso
1962 NovelA novel commented on by several characters; irony is a central device and a deeper understanding of human beings replaces contempt.
ironyunderstanding of humanity
El jardín de las delicias
1971 Short story collectionA collection contrasting a satiric, objective first part with an evocative, lyrical second part.
satirereminiscence
Recuerdos y olvidos
1982 MemoirsMulti-volume memoirs containing records of a long literary life and autobiographical reflections.
memoirautobiographical reflection
Bibliography
- Tragicomedia de un hombre sin espíritu (1925)
- Historia de un amanecer (1926)
- El boxeador y un ángel (1929)
- Cazador en el alba (1930)
- El hechizado (1944)
- Los usurpadores (1949)
- La cabeza del cordero (1949)
- Muertes de perro (1958)
- El fondo del vaso (1962)
- El jardín de las delicias (1971)
- Recuerdos y olvidos (1982〜2006)
Translations by Author
- Translation of Lotte in Weimar (Thomas Mann)
- Translation of Malte Laurids Brigge (Rainer Maria Rilke)
- Translation of La romana (Alberto Moravia)
Translations of Works
- Works translated into multiple languages (e.g. English translations of Los usurpadores)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- allegorical and ironic proseexistential and absurdist elementsanalytical essayistic approach to social and political themes
- Recurring Motifs
- power and corruptionexile and nostalgiahuman degradation and ethicsirony
Legacy
Francisco Ayala, one of the last representatives of the Generation of '27, continued writing and intellectual activity throughout a long life. He is highly regarded for developing allegorical and politically critical traditions in modern Spanish literature.
Museums
- Francisco Ayala Foundation Granada, Spain
Academic Societies
- Real Academia Española
- European Academy of Sciences and Arts
- Academia de Buenas Letras de Granada
Archives
- Francisco Ayala Foundation archives
- Papers held in public archives and university libraries in Spain and abroad
In Popular Culture
- Regularly cited in contemporary Spanish literary studies and university courses
Quotes
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Maybe, one of the most beautiful moments at the last stage of my life because, after nearly a century of feeling a granadino across the world, now I feel recognised by the granadinos themselves.
Source: Remarks upon being honoured in Granada (recollection) (2003)
Trivia
- Born 1906, died 2009 at age 103.
- Exiled to Buenos Aires after the Spanish Civil War and spent about ten years there.
- As a translator, he rendered works by Thomas Mann and Rainer Maria Rilke into Spanish.
- In 2007 he became the first donor to the Instituto Cervantes' Caja de las Letras.
- Was referenced as a candidate for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2004 (nomination records vary).