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José García Nieto
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| Born | 6 July 1914 Oviedo, Spain
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| Died | 27 February 2001 (aged 86) Madrid, Spain
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| Seat i of the Real Academia Española | |
| In office 13 March 1983 – 27 February 2001 |
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| Preceded by | José María Pemán |
| Succeeded by | Margarita Salas |
José García Nieto (born in Oviedo, Spain, on July 6, 1914 – died in Madrid, Spain, on February 27, 2001) was a famous Spanish poet and writer. He won the important Miguel de Cervantes Prize in 1996. He was part of a group of Spanish poets who wrote after the Spanish Civil War. This group is known as the "post-war generation." Other poets in this group included Gabriel Celaya, Blas de Otero, and José Hierro.
Life and Achievements
Early Life
José García Nieto was born in Oviedo, Spain, on July 6, 1914. His parents were José García Lueso and María de La Encarnación Nieto Fernández.
Major Awards and Recognition
José García Nieto won many important awards for his writing. In 1950, he received the Premio Adonais for his book Dama de soledad. In 1955, he won the Premio Fastenrath from the Real Academia Española for his work Geografía es amor.
He also won the Premio Nacional de Literatura de España twice, in 1951 and 1957. In 1980, he was awarded the Premio Mariano de Cavia.
In 1983, García Nieto became a member of the Real Academia Española. This is a very important institution that protects and guides the Spanish language. He held his seat there until he passed away.
Later, in 1987, he won the Premio González-Ruano. One of his biggest achievements was winning the Cervantes Prize in 1996. This is one of the most respected literary awards for Spanish-language writers.
Main Works
José García Nieto wrote many poetry books throughout his life. Here are some of his well-known works:
- Víspera hacia ti (1940)
- Poesía (1944)
- Versos de un huésped de Luisa Esteban (1944)
- Tú y yo sobre la tierra (1944)
- Retablo de ángel, el hombre y la pastora (1944)
- Del campo y soledad (1946)
- Juego de los doce espejos (1951)
- Tregua (1951) - This book won the Premio Nacional de Literatura.
- La red (1955) - This book won the Premio Fastenrath.
- Geografía es amor (1956) - This book also won the Premio Nacional de Literatura.
- El parque pequeño (1959)
- Corpus Chisti y seis sonetos (1962)
- Circunstancias de la muerte (1963)
- La hora undécima (1963)
- Memorias y compromisos (1966)
- Hablando solo (1967) - This book won the Premio Ciudad de Barcelona.
- Facultad de volver (1970)
- Taller de arte menor y cincuenta sonetos (1973)
- Súplica por la paz del mundo y otros "collages" (1973) - This book won the Premio Boscán.
- Sonetos y revelaciones de Madrid (1974)
- Los cristales fingidos (1978)
- El arrabal (1980)
- Nuevo elogio de la lengua española (1983)
- Sonetos españoles a Bolívar (1983)
- Donde el mundo no cesa de referir su historia (1983) - This is a prose work (not poetry).
- Piedra y cielo de Roma (1984)
- Carta a la madre (1988)
- Mar viviente (1989)
- El cuaderno roto (1989) - This is also a prose work.
See also
In Spanish: José García Nieto para niños
- Café Gijón (Madrid)
