Camilo Jose Cela
Novelist

Camilo Jose Cela Net Worth

Camilo Jose Cela was a Spanish novelist and short story writer born on May 11, 1916. He is most famous for his 1951 novel La Colmena (The Hive) and was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1989. Other notable works of his include Cristo versus Arizona and La Familia de Pascual Duarte.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Birth Day May 11, 1916
Birth Place Spain
Age 104 YEARS OLD
Died On Jan 17, 2002 (age 85)
Birth Sign Taurus

💰 Net worth: $1.3 Million (2024)

About

A Spanish Novelist and short story Writer and a 1989 recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature, he is best known for his 1951 novel La Colmena (The Hive). His other notable works include Cristo versus Arizona (Christ versus Arizona) and La Familia de Pascual Duarte (The Family of Pascual Duarte).

Before Fame

He published his first novel, La Familia de Pascual Duarte, in 1942 when he was just twenty-six years old.

Trivia

He was a part of the Generation of '36 movement, a collective of Spanish Civil War-era artists.

Family Life

He grew up in Galicia, Spain, and he died in Madrid. He married Marina Concepción Castaño López in 1991.

Associated With

He won the Nobel Prize in Literature the year before Octavio Paz received the same honor.

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