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Gerald Brenan

Born

in Malta

April 07, 1894

Died

January 19, 1987

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Edward FitzGerald "Gerald" Brenan, CBE was an Anglo-Irish writer and Hispanist who spent much of his life in Spain.

He is best known for The Spanish Labyrinth, a historical work on the background to the Spanish Civil War, and for South from Granada: Seven Years in an Andalusian Village.
He was awarded a CBE in the Diplomatic Service and Overseas List in 1982.

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	South from Granada by Gerald Brenan, Chris Fortunato (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 3.90 avg rating — 840 ratings — published 1957 — 47 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Spanish Labyrinth: An Account of the Social and Political Background of the Spanish Civil War 4.01 avg rating — 337 ratings — published 1943 — 62 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Face of Spain (Ecco Travels Series) 3.76 avg rating — 160 ratings — published 1950 — 28 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	When Moors Ruled Spain 3.60 avg rating — 20 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Personal Record 1920-1972 4.06 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 1974 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	St John of the Cross: His Life and Poetry by Gerald Brenan, John of the Cross, Lynda Nicholson (Translator) 3.56 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 1973 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	El laberinto español. Antecedentes sociales y políticos de la Guerra Civil. Volumen 1. 3.92 avg rating — 13 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Life of One's Own: Childhood and Youth 4.08 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 1996 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Literature of the Spanish People: From Roman Times to the Present Day 4.56 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1953 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Thoughts in a Dry Season: A Miscellany liked it 3.00 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1978 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Everyone is a bore to someone. That is unimportant. The thing to avoid is being a bore to oneself.”
― Gerald Brenan

tags: boredom, self

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“It is by sitting down to write every morning that one becomes a writer.”
― Gerald Brenan

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“When I write a page that reads badly I know that it is myself who has written it. When it reads well it has come through from somewhere else.”
― Gerald Brenan

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