by José Luis Sampedro · PLAZA & JANES · tapa dura · ISBN 9788401341861
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«Escribir es vivir» is the autobiography by José Luis Sampedro with Olga Lucas, published by Plaza & Janés in hardcover (288 pages, in Spanish).
It gathers the lectures «El autor y su obra» that José Luis Sampedro gave in 2003 at the Universidad Internacional Menéndez Pelayo, transcribed by Olga Lucas. It is a singular autobiography: it reviews his childhood in Tangier, his life in Madrid, the Civil War and the postwar period, and reflects on writing and living near the end.
It belongs to the Areté Ensayo collection. First edition, published on October 21, 2005.
For readers interested in the memoirs of José Luis Sampedro and in autobiographical literature.
José Luis Sampedro Sáez was a Spanish economist and writer who advocated an economy "more humane, more caring, able to help develop the dignity of peoples". Academician of the Real Academia Española since 1990, he was the recipient of the Order of Arts and Letters of Spain, the Menéndez Pelayo International Prize (2010) and the Spanish Literature National Prize (2011). He became an inspiration for the anti-austerity movement in Spain.
