Francisco Gil Craviotto | |
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Born | |
Died | 22 March 2024
Granada, Spain | (aged 91)
Nationality | Spanish |
Education |
Paris-Sorbonne University (
Lic.) University of Paris |
Occupation(s) | Writer Journalist |
Francisco Gil Craviotto (15 February 1933 – 22 March 2024) was a Spanish writer, journalist and translator. [1] He was a member of the Academia de Buenas Letras de Granada .
Born in Turón on 15 February 1933, Craviotto earned a licentiate in letters from Paris-Sorbonne University and later studied at the University of Paris. Fleeing the Franco regime, he stayed in Paris, working as a teacher and a translator and contributor to the Andalusian newspaper Ideal.
Craviotto returned to Spain in 1993 and wrote a variety of novels, including Los cuernos del difunto, La boda de Camacho, El Oratorio de las lágrimas, and La verja del internado. [2] He also translated various works into Spanish, such as those by Voltaire, Octave Mirbeau, and Guy de Maupassant. In 2012, he joined the Academia de Buenas Letras de Granada. [3] On 29 January 2019, he received the Medalla de oro de Granada. [4]
Francisco Gil Craviotto died in Granada on 22 March 2024, at the age of 91. [5]
Francisco Gil Craviotto | |
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Born | |
Died | 22 March 2024
Granada, Spain | (aged 91)
Nationality | Spanish |
Education |
Paris-Sorbonne University (
Lic.) University of Paris |
Occupation(s) | Writer Journalist |
Francisco Gil Craviotto (15 February 1933 – 22 March 2024) was a Spanish writer, journalist and translator. [1] He was a member of the Academia de Buenas Letras de Granada .
Born in Turón on 15 February 1933, Craviotto earned a licentiate in letters from Paris-Sorbonne University and later studied at the University of Paris. Fleeing the Franco regime, he stayed in Paris, working as a teacher and a translator and contributor to the Andalusian newspaper Ideal.
Craviotto returned to Spain in 1993 and wrote a variety of novels, including Los cuernos del difunto, La boda de Camacho, El Oratorio de las lágrimas, and La verja del internado. [2] He also translated various works into Spanish, such as those by Voltaire, Octave Mirbeau, and Guy de Maupassant. In 2012, he joined the Academia de Buenas Letras de Granada. [3] On 29 January 2019, he received the Medalla de oro de Granada. [4]
Francisco Gil Craviotto died in Granada on 22 March 2024, at the age of 91. [5]