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Francisco Gil Craviotto

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Francisco Gil Craviotto
Craviotto in 2013
Born(1933-02-15)15 February 1933
Died22 March 2024(2024-03-22) (aged 91)
Granada, Spain
NationalitySpanish
EducationParis-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 [es].

Biography

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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]

Works

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  • Raíces y tierra (1959)
  • Los cuernos del difunto (1996)
  • Retratos y semblanzas con la Alhambra al fondo (1999)
  • Mis Paseos con Chica (2000)
  • Casi unas memorias (2003)
  • Nuevos retratos y semblanzas… (2003)
  • El Caballero sin miedo (2003)
  • La boda de Camacho (2004)
  • Mesa de León, un periodista entre dos siglos (2005)
  • Enrique Villar Yebra : su vida, su obra (2007)
  • El Oratorio de las lágrimas (2008)
  • El siglo que se nos fue (2010)
  • La mano quemada (2013)
  • La verja del internado (2013)
  • La Cueva de la azanca (2014)
  • Los Papeles de Juan Español (2016)
  • Veinte mujeres inolvidables (2018)
  • La alborada del ruiseñor (2019)

References

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  1. ^ "Fallece Francisco Gil Craviotto". Granada Hoy (in Spanish). 22 March 2024. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  2. ^ "GIL CRAVIOTTO, Francisco" (PDF). Academia de Buenas Letras de Granada (in Spanish).
  3. ^ "Francisco Gil Craviotto, académico". Alberto Granados (in Spanish).
  4. ^ "Fallece el escritor Gil Craviotto". El Independiente de Granada (in Spanish). 22 March 2024. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  5. ^ Muñoz, José Antonio (22 March 2024). "Fallece el escritor granadino Francisco Gil Craviotto". Ideal (in Spanish). Granada. Retrieved 25 March 2024.