José García Nieto
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José García Nieto is a Spanish poet and writer, winner of the Cervantes Prize and member, along with Gabriel Celaya, Blas de Otero and José Hierro
, of the post-war generation of Spanish poets.
, on 6 July 1914, at 8, la calle Portugalete
(now, 6 Melquíades Álvarez). His parents were José García Lueso and María de La Encarnación Nieto Fernández.
In 1950, he won the Premio Adonais for Dama de soledad; in 1955 he won the Premio Fastenrath awarded by the Real Academia Española
for Geografía es amor.
In 1951 and 1957, he won the Premio Nacional de Literatura de España; in 1980 he won the Premio Mariano de Cavia.
In 1987 he won Premio González-Ruano. In 1996 he won the Cervantes Prize.
José Hierro
José Hierro del Real , sometimes colloquially called Pepe Hierro, was a Spanish poet. He belongs to the so-called postwar generation, within the rootless and existential poetry streams. He wrote for both Espadaña and Garcilaso magazines...
, of the post-war generation of Spanish poets.
Biography
José García Nieto, was born in OviedoOviedo
Oviedo is the capital city of the Principality of Asturias in northern Spain. It is also the name of the municipality that contains the city....
, on 6 July 1914, at 8, la calle Portugalete
Portugalete
Portugalete is a town lying to the west of Bilbao in the province of Biscay in the Autonomous Community of Basque Country, northern Spain.The town has 51,066 inhabitants and is part of Bilbao's metropolitan area. It is located at the mouth of the Estuary of Bilbao, on the left bank...
(now, 6 Melquíades Álvarez). His parents were José García Lueso and María de La Encarnación Nieto Fernández.
In 1950, he won the Premio Adonais for Dama de soledad; in 1955 he won the Premio Fastenrath awarded by the Real Academia Española
Real Academia Española
The Royal Spanish Academy is the official royal institution responsible for regulating the Spanish language. It is based in Madrid, Spain, but is affiliated with national language academies in twenty-one other hispanophone nations through the Association of Spanish Language Academies...
for Geografía es amor.
In 1951 and 1957, he won the Premio Nacional de Literatura de España; in 1980 he won the Premio Mariano de Cavia.
In 1987 he won Premio González-Ruano. In 1996 he won the Cervantes Prize.
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). Premio Nacional de LiteraturaPremio Nacional de LiteraturaA number of countries offer a National Prize for Literature :* National Prize for Literature * National Prize for Literature * National Prize for Literature...
- La red (1955). Premio Fastenrath
- Geografía es amor (1956). Premio Nacional de LiteraturaPremio Nacional de LiteraturaA number of countries offer a National Prize for Literature :* National Prize for Literature * National Prize for Literature * National Prize for Literature...
- 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). 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). 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) -prosa-
- Piedra y cielo de Roma (1984)
- Carta a la madre (1988)
- Mar viviente (1989)
- El cuaderno roto (1989) -prosa-