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Miguel Delibes

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Miguel Delibes


Born
in Valladolid, Spain
October 17, 1920

Died
March 12, 2010

Genre
Literature & Fiction, Outdoors & Nature


Miguel Delibes Setién was a Spanish novelist, journalist and newspaper editor associated with the Generation of '36 movement. From 1975 until his death, he was a member of the Royal Spanish Academy, where he occupied letter "e" seat. Educated in commerce, he began his career as a cartoonist and columnist. He later became the editor for the regional newspaper El Norte de Castilla before gradually devoting himself exclusively to writing novels.
He was a connoisseur of the flora and fauna of Castile and was passionate about hunting and the countryside. These were common themes in his writing, and he often wrote from the perspective of a city-dweller who remained connected with the rural world.
He was one of the leading figures of post-Civil War ...more

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Average rating: 4.0 · 55,833 ratings · 5,300 reviews · 187 distinct works • Similar authors
El camino
4.11 avg rating — 13,343 ratings — published 1950 — 39 editions
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Los santos inocentes
4.15 avg rating — 9,755 ratings — published 1981 — 15 editions
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Cinco horas con Mario
3.89 avg rating — 7,374 ratings — published 1966 — 31 editions
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Señora de rojo sobre fondo ...
4.19 avg rating — 4,181 ratings — published 1991 — 36 editions
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El hereje
3.94 avg rating — 4,252 ratings — published 1998 — 59 editions
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El príncipe destronado
3.71 avg rating — 3,593 ratings — published 1973 — 47 editions
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Las ratas
3.97 avg rating — 2,902 ratings — published 1962 — 51 editions
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La sombra del ciprés es ala...
3.96 avg rating — 2,651 ratings — published 1947 — 36 editions
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El disputado voto del señor...
3.96 avg rating — 1,380 ratings — published 1978 — 24 editions
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La hoja roja
3.83 avg rating — 958 ratings — published 1970 — 38 editions
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“– Dime, Catarro, ¿por qué si uno sabe nadar flota sin moverse y cuando no sabe se hunde?
– El miedo pesa, hijo.”
― Miguel Delibes, La partida
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“Cada uno mira demasiado lo propio y olvida que hay cosas que son de todos y que hay que cuidar.”
― Miguel Delibes, El camino
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“Cuando alguien imprescindible se va de tu lado, vuelves los ojos a tu interior y no encuentras más que banalidad, porque los vivos, comparados con los muertos, resultamos insoportablemente banales”
― Miguel Delibes
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