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Gonzalo Torrente Ballester




Gonzalo Torrente Ballester

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born
June 13, 1910

died
January 27, 1999

gender
male

place of birth
Ferrol (Galicia), Spain

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Although primarily a novelist, he also published journalism, essays, and plays. His career as a writer began in Oviedo, but developed largely in Madrid.

After moving around frequently in the later 1920s and early 1930s, including a period in Paris, he returned to Spain and linked himself to Franco's Falange party in order to save his own life and that of his family. His first novel, Javier Mariño, appeared in 1943, and he continued to publish novels almost until his death, receiving major prizes for some of them.

Despite his affiliation to the Falangists, Torrente Ballester always promoted relatively leftist ideas, and from 1939, when he returned to Santiago to take up a university post, he increasingly distanced hims...more




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Los gozos y las sombras. 2.Don... Los gozos y las sombras. 2.Donde da la vuelta el aire
by Gonzalo Torrente Ballester
avg rating 4.62 — 13 ratings — published 1972
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Los gozos y las sombras. 3.La... Los gozos y las sombras. 3.La pascua triste
by Gonzalo Torrente Ballester
avg rating 4.75 — 12 ratings — published 1972
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Crónica del rey pasmado Crónica del rey pasmado
by Gonzalo Torrente Ballester
avg rating 3.18 — 17 ratings — published 1989
4 editions
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La saga/fuga de J. B. La saga/fuga de J. B.
by Gonzalo Torrente Ballester
avg rating 3.92 — 13 ratings — published 1987
5 editions
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Gozos y Las Sombras - El Seor... Gozos y Las Sombras - El Seor Llega
by Gonzalo Torrente Ballester
avg rating 4.78 — 9 ratings — published 1993
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Filomeno, a Mi Pesar: Memorias... Filomeno, a Mi Pesar: Memorias De UN Senorito Descolocado
by Gonzalo Torrente Ballester
avg rating 4.22 — 9 ratings — published 1985
7 editions
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Don Juan Don Juan
by Gonzalo Torrente Ballester
avg rating 4.12 — 8 ratings — published 1963
7 editions
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Los gozos y las sombras. 1.El... Los gozos y las sombras. 1.El señor llega
by Gonzalo Torrente Ballester
avg rating 4.43 — 7 ratings — published 1971
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The King Amaz'D: A Chronicle The King Amaz'D: A Chronicle
by Gonzalo Torrente Ballester
avg rating 4.00 — 3 ratings
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La princesa durmiente va a la... La princesa durmiente va a la escuela: Historia de humor para eruditos
by Gonzalo Torrente Ballester
avg rating 3.67 — 3 ratings — published 1983
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