José García Nieto


José García Nieto 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. His parents were José García Lueso and María de La Encarnación Nieto Fernández.
In 1950, he won the Premio Adonáis for Dama de soledad; in 1955 he won the Premio Fastenrath awarded by the Royal Spanish Academy 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.
In 1987 he won Premio González-Ruano. In 1996 he won the Cervantes Prize.

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