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José Ángel Valente

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José Ángel Valente

Aliases: José Ángel Valente Docasar

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1929-04-25 (Ourense, Galicia, Spain)
Died
2000-07-18 (Geneva, Switzerland) age 71
Nationality
Spain
Languages
Spanish, Galician
Residence History
Galicia, Spain → Switzerland (from 1958) → Spain, Switzerland, France (after 1980)

Career

Occupations
poet, essayist, translator
Active Years
1950-2000
Affiliations
University of Oxford

Education

University of Santiago de Compostela
Faculty of Law
Country: Spain
University Complutense
Faculty of Romance Philology
Country: Spain

Awards

Pablo Iglesias Posse Foundation Prize
1984
Organization: Pablo Iglesias Posse Foundation
Result: 受賞
Princess of Asturias Awards
1988
Result: 受賞
Queen Sofia Prize
1998
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Legacy

One of the greatest Spanish poets of the second half of the 20th century.

Museums

  • Casa del Poeta José Ángel Valente Almería, Spain Opened in 2015

Academic Societies

  • Department of Poetics and Aesthetics at the University of Santiago de Compostela (named after him)

Trivia

  • In 1972, he was accused by the Franco government of insulting the honor of the Spanish army.