Camilo Jos Cela Trulock (May 11, 1916–January 17, 2002) was a Spanish writer. He was born in Iria Flavia, district of Padron, province of A Coru a.
Cela published his first novel, "La familia de Pascual Duarte" (The family of Pascal Duarte), when he was 26. His best known work, "La Colmena" (The Hive) was published in 1953. Cela style is a type of dark realism. He published about 70 volumes. As a travel writer he wrote in 1948 "Viaje a la Alcarria" (Journey to the Alcarria) among others.
In 1957 he was appointed member of the Real Academia Espa ola. He died in Madrid in 2002.
Cela was born on 11 May 1916 in Galicia (northwest Spain) in a family with many members.
His father was a Spaniard, his mother of English birth but also with some Italian blood - Cela is said to count with pride both English pirates and Italian politicians among his ancestors.
Cela has been a member of the Spanish Academy since 1957, and he is honorary doctor at a large number of foreign universities.
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