Agustín Gómez-Arcos
Encyclopedia
Agustin Gomez-Arcos was a Spanish
writer. He was born in Enix, Spain. He studied law but quit university for theater. However, some of his work was banned in Franco
's Spain. He emigrated to London in 1966, then to Paris in 1968 and wrote primarily in French
, often with themes condemning the fascist Spanish state. He died in Paris of cancer
.
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
writer. He was born in Enix, Spain. He studied law but quit university for theater. However, some of his work was banned in Franco
Francisco Franco
Francisco Franco y Bahamonde was a Spanish general, dictator and head of state of Spain from October 1936 , and de facto regent of the nominally restored Kingdom of Spain from 1947 until his death in November, 1975...
's Spain. He emigrated to London in 1966, then to Paris in 1968 and wrote primarily in French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
, often with themes condemning the fascist Spanish state. He died in Paris of cancer
Cancer
Cancer , known medically as a malignant neoplasm, is a large group of different diseases, all involving unregulated cell growth. In cancer, cells divide and grow uncontrollably, forming malignant tumors, and invade nearby parts of the body. The cancer may also spread to more distant parts of the...
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Novels
- L'Agneau carnivore, 1975 (The Carnivorous Lamb, 1986); won the 1975 Hermès Prize
- Maria Republica, 1976
- Ana non, 1977; won the 1977 Livre Inter prize, the 1978 Roland Dorgelès Prize and the Thyde Monnier Prize
- Scène de chasse (furtive), 1978
- Pré-papa ou Roman de fées, 1979
- L’enfant miraculée, 1981
- L'enfant pain, 1983
- Un oiseau brûlé vif, 1984 (A Bird Burned Alive, 1988)
- Bestiaire, 1986
- L’homme à genoux, 1989
- L’aveuglon, 1990
- Mère Justice, 1992
- La femme d’emprunt, 1993
- L’ange de chair, 1995