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Also Known As Benjamín Jarnés y Millán
Born October 7, 1888 • Spain
Died August 11, 1949 (aged 60) • Madrid • Spain
Notable Works “El convidado de papel” • “El profesor inútil”
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Concha Espina de Serna
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Leopoldo Alas.
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Francisco Ayala
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Matute, Ana María
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Goytisolo, Juan
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Ramón José Sender
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Fernan Caballero, oil painting by Eduardo Cano de la Pena; in the Provincial Museum, Seville
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Quevedo y Villegas, detail of an oil painting by an unknown Spanish artist; in Apsley House, London
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Azorín
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Salvador de Madariaga y Rojo
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Miguel Delibes
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Ramón María del Valle-Inclán
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Juan Antonio de Zunzunegui
Spanish novelist
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