Francisco Umbral
Francisco Umbral of its true name Francisco Perez Martinez, (born the May 11th 1935 with Madrid and dead the August 28th 2007 with Madrid of a cardiorespiratory stop), is a writer and Spanish journalist .
Biography
Autodidact at the height character, it is regarded as one of the contemporary Spanish great writers.
He is initially protected by the writer Miguel Delibes before initiating itself with journalism. Working for the regional newspaper Norte de Castilla since 1958, it settles in Madrid with the beginning of the year 1960 then written for several periodicals. Often present at the time of the famous literary debates - “Tertulias” - of Gijon, coffee located in the center of the capital. He became a chronicler of press admired and dreaded with his tickets of mood as well prickles as lyric.
He published more than 80 books of which " Mortal there rosa" (Mortal and pink, 1975) and " Trilogia de Madrid" (1984) and had received the Prix Prince of Asturies of Literature in 1996 and the Prix Cervantes in 2000.
He also wrote in several titles of press, of which the newspapers El Pais (left) and El Mundo (right).
He was incinerated with the cemetery of Almudena.
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