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Antonio Gala is a Spanish poet, playwright, novelist and writer, born in Brazatortas, Ciudad Real (Castile-La Mancha) on 2 October 1936, although he moved very soon to Córdoba and is widely considered an Andalusian. Poet is a term applied to a person who composes poetry, including extended forms such as dramatic verse. ...
A playwright, also known as a dramatist, is someone who writes dramatic literature or drama. ...
A novel is an extended work of written, narrative, prose fiction, usually in story form; the writer of a novel is a novelist. ...
The term writer can apply to anyone who creates a written work, but the word more usually designates those who write creatively or professionally, or those who have written in many different forms. ...
Ciudad Real is a city in Castile-La Mancha, Spain, the capital of the province of Ciudad Real. ...
Capital Toledo Area – Total – % of Spain Ranked 3rd 79 463 km² 15,7% Population – Total (2003) – % of Spain – Density Ranked 9th 1 782 038 4,3% 22,43/km² Demonym – English – Spanish Castilian-Manchego castellano-manchego Statute of Autonomy August 16, 1982 ISO 3166-2 CM Parliamentary representation – Congress seats...
October 2 is the 275th day (276th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 90 days remaining. ...
1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...
Córdoba most commonly means Córdoba, Spain, a famous city in Spain inhabited since the time of ancient Rome, and the seat of the Emir of Córdoba and the Caliph of Córdoba. ...
Andalusian Referring to Andalusia A type of horse: see Andalusian horse This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...
A graduate in Law, Philosophy, Politics and Economics, he has written in a wide variety of genres, including journalism, short stories, essays and television scripts. He's been awarded several prizes, not only within the poetry field but also for his contributions to theater and opera. Law (from the Old Norse lagu) in politics and jurisprudence, is a set of rules or norms of conduct which mandate, proscribe or permit specified relationships among people and organizations, intended to provide methods for ensuring the impartial treatment of such people, and provide punishments of/for those who do...
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Economics (from the Greek οίκος [oikos], family, household, estate, and νομος [nomos], custom, law, hence household management and management of the state) is a social science that studies the production, distribution, trade and consumption of goods and services. ...
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Gala's work has been more appreciated by his readership than by the critics, who find it hard to classify it due to its particular blend of lyricism and epic.
Among his most succesful plays are Los verdes campos del Edén (The Green Fields of Eden, National Theatre Prize "Calderón de la Barca" 1963), Anillos para una dama (Rings for a Lady, 1973), ¿Por qué corres, Ulises? (Why do you run, Ulysses?, 1975), Petra Regalada (1980), Samarkanda (1985), Carmen, Carmen (1988) and La truhana (The rogue, 1992).
Among his poetry books are Sonetos de La Zubia (La Zubia Sonets), Poemas de amor (Love Poems), Testamento Andaluz (Andalusian will) and Enemigo íntimo (Intimate Enemy, Adonais Prize 1959).
He started to write novels late, but he obtained an overwhelming success with El manuscrito carmesí (The Crimson Manuscript, Planeta Prize 1990), Águila Bicéfala (Two-Headed Eagle, 1994), La regla de tres (The Rule of Three, 1996) and La pasión turca (Turkish Passion, 1993), adapted to the big screen by Spanish director Vicente Aranda and Más allá del Jardín (Beyond the Garden, 1995), adapted by Pedro Olea.
Gala's literature is marked by historic issues, which are used more to lighten the present than to deepen in the past.
He is the current president of the International Theatre Institute.
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