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Also Known As Camilo José Cela Trulock
Born May 11, 1916 • Spain
Died January 17, 2002 (aged 85) • Madrid • Spain
Awards And Honors Cervantes Prize (1995) • Nobel Prize (1989)
Notable Works “The Family of Pascual Duarte” • “The Hive”
Movement / Style tremendismo

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