Authors

SARAMAGO, Jose

A novelist, playwright and journalist, Saramago was born on Nov. 16, 1922 in Ribetejo, Portugal.

SANTOS, Luis Martín

A novelist and psychiatrist born in Morocco in 1924.

Santos and his family moved to the northern Spanish city of San Sebastian when he was a boy and he spent the bulk of his life there.

SANCHEZ FERLOSIO, Rafael

Sánchez Ferlosio is a Spanish author who was born in December 1927.

The son of writer and politician Rafael Sánchez Mazas and Italian Liliana Ferlosio, he was one of Spain’s leading literary figures in the 1950s.

SAMPEDRO, José Luis

A Spanish economist and writer born in Barcelona in 1917.

Sampedro is one of the most significant Spanish-language authors of the 20up>th century.

SALVAT- PAPASSEIT, Joan

A poet born in Barcelona, Salvat was the leading exponent of the vanguardist movements – especially futurism – that thrived in Catalonia between 1917 and 1924.

SALINAS, Pedro

Born in Madrid in 1891, Salinas was a member of the so-called Generation of ’27 and was especially renowned for his love poetry.

SALAS, Horacio

Born in Buenos Aires in 1938, Salas is a poet, essayist and historian who has published more than 30 titles.

SAGARRA, Jose Maria de

A Catalan writer born in Barcelona in 1894 into an aristocratic family, Sagarra studied law and entered a career in the diplomatic service, which he gave up to dedicate himself to literature.

RULFO, Juan

Juan Rulfo was born in the western Mexican state of Jalisco on May 16, 1917 and died Jan. 7, 1986 in Mexico City.

RUIZ ZAFON, Carlos

Born in Barcelona in 1964, Ruiz Zafon worked in advertising for several years before relocating to Los Angeles to become a screenwriter and launch his literary career.

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