Ana María Matute
Spanish writer
Ana María Matute Ausejo (26 July 1925 – 25 June 2014) was a Spanish writer and member of the Real Academia Española.[1][2] She is thought to have been one of the most famous writers since the Spanish Civil War.[3]
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Born | Barcelona, Spain | 26 July 1925
Died | 25 June 2014 Barcelona | (aged 88)
Resting place | Cemetery of Montjuïc |
Occupation | Writer |
Organization | Member of the Real Academia Española |
Awards | Cervantes Prize |
She was born in Barcelona. She studied at the international school of Hilversum in the Netherlands. She was a guest lecturer to the universities of Oklahoma, Indiana and Virginia.
Death
changeOn 25 June 2014, Matute died of a heart attack at the age of 88,[4][5] and was laid to rest in the Cemetery of Montjuïc, Barcelona.
References
change- ↑ Fiona Ortiz (25 June 2014). "Novelist Ana Maria Matute dies at 88". Washington Post. Reuters. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- ↑ "Ana Maria Matute, Spanish novelast, dies aged 88". BBC. 25 June 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- ↑ "Estoy cansada de repetirlo: tengo 85 años, nací en 1925 y no en 1926 como se emperran en decir", El País, 16 November 2010.
- ↑ Sergi Doria (25 June 2014). "Muere la escritora Ana María Matute". ABC.
- ↑ Ana Maria Matute: Author who suffered under Franco and was acclaimed for her lyrical depictions of Spanish life in the Civil War, independent.co.uk; accessed 15 June 2017.
Other websites
change- Ana María Matute on IMDb
- Official Website promoting Spanish culture in English language Archived 2014-09-11 at the Wayback Machine
- Ana Maria Matute recorded at the Library of Congress for the Hispanic Division’s audio literary archive on November 30, 1964