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Vicente Aleixandre

Spanish poet (1898-1984) · Spain · Writers · Died at 86

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Vicente Pío Marcelino Cirilo Aleixandre y Merlo was a Spanish poet who was born in Seville.

A life in dates

1984Died14 December 19841978Grand Cross of the Order of Charles IIIAward1977Nobel Prize in LiteratureAward1969Premio de la Crítica EspañolaAward1963Premio de la Crítica EspañolaAward1933Concurso Nacional de Literatura (Spain, 1923-1973)AwardNational Prizes for LiteratureAward1898Born26 April 1898

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Awards

Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III1978
Nobel Prize in Literature1977
Premio de la Crítica Española1969
Premio de la Crítica Española1963
National Prizes for Literature1933
Concurso Nacional de Literatura (Spain, 1923-1973)1933

About this person

Vicente Pío Marcelino Cirilo Aleixandre y Merlo was a Spanish poet who was born in Seville. Aleixandre received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1977 "for a creative poetic writing which illuminates man's condition in the cosmos and in present-day society, at the same time representing the great renewal of the traditions of Spanish poetry between the wars". He was part of the Generation of '27.

Country
Spain
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1898 to 1984 · aged 86

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