Francisco Ayala (novelist)

Who they were

Biography He was born on 16 March 1906 in Granada. [ 1 ] At the age of 16 he went to Madrid, where he studied Law and Humanities . [ 1 ] During those years he published his first two novels, Tragicomedia de un hombre sin espíritu ( Tragicomedy of a Spiritless Man ) and Historia de un amanecer ( A Sunrise Tale ). He earned a Ph.D. in Law at the Universidad de Madrid , where he was a teacher. [ 1 ]

Francisco Ayala García-Duarte was a Spanish writer, the last representative of the Generation of '27.

Early life

Educated at: Universidad Central.

Path and career

Worked with / for: Complutense University of Madrid, Princeton University, and New York University.

Awards / honours: Miguel de Cervantes Prize, Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic, Princess of Asturias Literary Prize, and Dearest Son of Andalusia.

Career Translation Work Beyond writing and teaching, Ayala also worked as a translator. [ 1 ] He wrote about his approach to translational work in Brief Theory of Translation (1946). [ 2 ] Among others, he is responsible for translations of Thomas Mann and Rainer Maria Rilke. [ 3 ] University of Madrid Ayala was a professor of sociology and political science at the University of Madrid from 1933-1936, where he worked on both literary criticism and sociology. [ 4 ]

Death Francisco Ayala died in Madrid, 3 November 2009, at the age of 103. He was cremated at the San Isidro cemetery in Madrid. He was survived by his second wife, scholar and translator Carolyn Richmond . [ 1 ] ^ Francisco Ayala, a Spanish Novelist and Literary Scholar, Dies at 103

Why this date

Francisco Ayala (novelist) appears on our November 3 calendar for 2009 as a death entry.