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Leopoldo Alas
AuthorBooks · Second hand1852-1901
Leopoldo Enrique García-Alas y Ureña, also known as Clarín, was a Spanish realist novelist and journalist born in Zamora. His inflammatory articles, known as paliques (“chitchat”), as well as his advocacy of liberalism and anti-clericalism, made him a formidable and controversial critical voice. He died in Oviedo.
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About Leopoldo Alas
Birth
1852
Death
1901
First book
1884
Years writing
142
Leopoldo Enrique García-Alas y Ureña, also known as Clarín, was a Spanish realist novelist and journalist born in Zamora. His inflammatory articles, known as paliques (“chitchat”), as well as his advocacy of liberalism and anti-clericalism, made him a formidable and controversial critical voice. He died in Oviedo.
Leopoldo Alas is globally known by his literary pseudonym, Clarín.
His masterpiece, La Regenta, is considered the pinnacle of realism in Spanish literature.
Beyond writing, he pursued a distinguished career as a university professor and jurist.
As a literary critic, he was famous for his sharp articles that challenged other authors of his time.
Born in Zamora in 1852, he left a legacy of over 400 works that defined the 19th century.
