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José María Gironella
AuthorBooks · Second hand1917-2003
José María Gironella Pous, known in Catalan as Josep Maria Gironella i Pous was a Catalonian Spanish author best known for his fictional work The Cypresses Believe in God, which was published in Spain in 1953 and translated into English in 1955 by Harriet de Onís (1899-1969), a translator who usually specialized in Latin-American fiction.
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About José María Gironella
Birth
1917
Death
2003
José María Gironella Pous, known in Catalan as Josep Maria Gironella i Pous was a Catalonian Spanish author best known for his fictional work The Cypresses Believe in God, which was published in Spain in 1953 and translated into English in 1955 by Harriet de Onís (1899-1969), a translator who usually specialized in Latin-American fiction.
José María Gironella was born in the town of Darníus on the last day of 1917.
His most iconic work is the acclaimed trilogy about the Spanish Civil War, which includes the title The Cypresses Believe in God.
Throughout his prolific career, he published a total of 44 works exploring history and fiction.
He was awarded prestigious literary honors such as the Nadal Prize, the Planeta Prize, and the National Literature Prize.
In addition to his career as a novelist, Gironella had a life experience as a requeté during his youth.
