José García Nieto Explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Most Excellent
Birth Date:6 July 1914
Birth Place:Oviedo, Spain
Death Place:Madrid, Spain
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Office:Seat i of the Real Academia Española
Term Start:13 March 1983
Term End:27 February 2001
Predecessor:José María Pemán
Successor:Margarita Salas

José García Nieto (Oviedo, 6 July 1914 – Madrid, 27 February 2001) was a Spanish poet and writer. In 1996, he was awarded the Miguel de Cervantes Prize. Along with Gabriel Celaya, Blas de Otero and José Hierro, he was a member of the post-war generation of Spanish poets.

Biography

José García Nieto was born in Oviedo, on 6 July 1914, at 8, la calle Portugalete (now, 6 Melquíades Álvarez). His parents were José García Lueso and María de La Encarnación Nieto Fernández.

In 1950, he won the Premio Adonais for Dama de soledad; in 1955 he won the Premio Fastenrath awarded by the Real Academia Española for Geografía es amor.

In 1951 and 1957, he won the Premio Nacional de Literatura de España; in 1980 he won the Premio Mariano de Cavia.

García Nieto was elected to seat i of the Real Academia Española, he took up his seat on 13 March 1983.[1]

In 1987 he won Premio González-Ruano. In 1996 he won the Cervantes Prize.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: José García Nieto - letra i. Real Academia Española. 26 May 2023. es.

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