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Carlos Rojas Vila
Spanish writer (1928-2020) · Spain · On the map · Writers · Died at 91
Carlos Rojas Vila was a Spanish author, academic, and artist born in Barcelona in 1928. His father was Carlos Rojas Pinilla, a Colombian doctor, who was in turn the younger brother of Gustavo Rojas Pinilla, the 19th president of Colombia.
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He attended the University of Barcelona, obtaining his undergraduate degree in 1951. He earned his doctorate in 1955 from the University of Madrid with a study on Richard Ford. In 1960 he began teaching at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, where he led a distinguished career until his retirement in 1996.
The same award as Carlos
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Ignacio Martínez de PisónBoth received National Novel Prize
José María MerinoBoth received National Novel Prize
José Luis OlaizolaBoth received Ateneo de Sevilla award
Andreu MartínBoth received Ateneo de Sevilla award
Vicente Molina FoixBoth received National Novel Prize