Juan Eduardo Zúñiga facts for kids

Juan Eduardo Zúñiga Amaro (born January 24, 1919 – died February 24, 2020) was a Spanish writer. He was also a scholar who studied languages and cultures from Eastern Europe, like Russian. He also studied Portuguese. Besides writing his own books, he was a literary critic (someone who reviews and analyzes books) and a translator (someone who changes books from one language to another).

He was born in Madrid, Spain. Many people thought he was one of the most important Spanish writers of his time. He was often mentioned alongside other famous Spanish authors like Arturo Pérez-Reverte and Eduardo Mendoza.

Books by Juan Eduardo Zúñiga

Juan Eduardo Zúñiga wrote many books, including novels and short stories. He also wrote essays, which are non-fiction pieces where he shared his thoughts and research.

Stories and Novels

Here are some of the stories and novels he wrote:

• Inútiles totales (Totally Useless) (1951), a novel.
• El coral y las aguas (The Coral and the Waters) (1962), a novel.
• El último día del mundo (The Last Day of the World) (1992), a novel.
• Misterios de las noches y los días (Mysteries of the Nights and Days) (1992), a collection of short stories.
• Flores de plomo (Lead Flowers) (1999), a historical novel.
• Brillan monedas oxidadas (Rusty Coins Shine) (2010), another collection of short stories.

The Spanish Civil War Trilogy

One of his most famous works is a collection of short stories known as La trilogía de la Guerra Civil (The Spanish Civil War Trilogy). These stories were published between 1980 and 2003. They tell about life during the Spanish Civil War.

• Largo noviembre de Madrid (Long November in Madrid) (1980), short stories.
• La tierra será un paraíso (The Earth Will Be a Paradise) (1989), short stories.
• Capital de la gloria (Glory Capital) (2003), short stories.

Essays and Other Writings

Juan Eduardo Zúñiga also wrote many essays, often about history, politics, and other writers.

• Hungría y Rumania en el Danubio (Hungary and Romania on the Danube) (1944?), about the history of these countries.
• La historia y la política de Bulgaria (The History and Politics of Bulgaria) (1945), focusing on Bulgaria.
• El anillo de Pushkin (Pushkin's Ring) (1983), about Russian writers and landscapes.
• Sofía (Sofia) (1990), a travel book.
• Las inciertas pasiones de Iván Turgueniev (The Uncertain Passions of Ivan Turgenev) (1999), an essay about the Russian writer Ivan Turgenev.
• Desde los bosques nevados: memoria de escritores rusos (From the Snowy Woods: Memory of Russian Writers) (2010), another book about Russian authors.
• He also wrote the "Foreword" (an introduction) to the Complete Stories of Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1962), a famous Russian writer.

See also

In Spanish: Juan Eduardo Zúñiga para niños