Camilo José Cela

The Most Excellent

Camilo José Cela
The Most Excellent; Camilo José Cela
Born	Camilo José Cela y Trulock; 11 May 1916; Iria Flavia, Galicia, Spain
Died	17 January 2002 (aged 85); Madrid, Spain
Resting place	Iria Flavia cemetery
Occupation	Novelist; short story writer; essayist;
Language	Spanish
Notable works	The Family of Pascual Duarte; The Hive;
Notable awards	Nobel Prize in Literature ; 1989 ; ; Castelao Medal ; 1988 ; ; Creu de Sant Jordi ; 1986 ; ;
Spouse	; María del Rosario Conde Picavea (m. 1944; div. 1990) Marina Concepción Castaño López (m. 1991)
Children	Camilo José Cela Conde
Seat Q of the Real Academia Española
	In office; 26 May 1957 – 17 January 2002
Preceded by	Rafael Estrada Arnaiz
Succeeded by	Carlos Castilla del Pino

Camilo José Cela y Trulock, 1st Marquess of Iria Flavia (Spanish: [kamilo xoˈse ˈθela]; 11 May 1916 – 17 January 2002) was a Spanish novelist, poet, story writer and essayist associated with the Generation of '36 movement.

He was awarded the 1989 Nobel Prize in Literature "for a rich and intensive prose, which with restrained compassion forms a challenging vision of man's vulnerability".

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