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Azorín


Born
in Monovar, Alicante, Spain
June 08, 1873

Died
March 02, 1967

Genre
Literature & Fiction, Nonfiction

Influences
Miguel de Cervantes, Balzac, Blaise Pascal, Michel de Montaigne, Maria ...more


Spanish poet and writer José Augusto Trinidad Martínez Ruíz wrote most of his literary works under the pseudonym Azorín.

The eldest of nine brothers, he studied law at the University of Valencia, then worked as a journalist in Madrid. He later emigrated to Paris.

He also wrote under the names Fray José
(in "The Catholic Education of Petrer") and and Juan of Lily (in "The Defender of Yecla").

He was an anarchist in his youth, but grew more conservative as he aged and supported Franco when the General came to power in Spain (although the author remained in France). ...more

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Average rating: 3.5 · 1,694 ratings · 184 reviews · 295 distinct works • Similar authors
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Antonio Azorín
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Tiempos y Cosas (Bibliotec...
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El Escritor
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“Sobre su verdadera faz se ha puesto para el vulgo una careta de conveniencias corrientes. ¿Qué le importa a la multitud lo que nosotros somos y lo que en lo más íntimo de nuestro ser alimentamos?”
― Azorín, Tiempos y Cosas
tags: azorin, cosas, inspirational, máscaras, realidad, tiempos
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“No hay pueblo español, grande o chico, que no encierre una enseñanza”
― Azorín
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“España, su medio, es la causa y el resultado de su pesimismo”
― Azorín, La voluntad (CLASICOS CASTALIA. C/C. nº 3)
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