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Manuel Vázquez Montalbán (14 June 1939 in Barcelona〔(Note 126 )〕 – 18 October 2003 in Bangkok) was a prolific Spanish writer: journalist, novelist, poet, essayist, anthologue, prologist, humorist, critic and political prisoner as well as a gastronome and a FC Barcelona supporter.〔(Spanish Noir: Tattoo: A Pepe Carvalho Mystery by Manuel Vázquez Montalbán )〕 == Biography== Vázquez Montalbán was born in Barcelona on 14 June 1939. His parents did not register his birth until 27 July; many sources show 27 July or 14 July as his birth date.〔 He studied Philosophy at the Autonomous University of Barcelona and was also a member of the Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia. He spent 18 months in prison after attending a 1962 miner's strike.〔(Manuel Vázquez Montalbán )〕 He began writing poetry in 1967. He is one of the ''Novísimos'' from Jose María Castellet. His poetic works until 1986 are collected in ''Memoria y deseo'' ("Memory and desire"). The same characteristic features of his poetry appear in his novels. ''Los Mares del Sur'' (''The South Seas''), part of the Pepe Carvalho series, won the Planeta Award in 1979, bringing fame for both the writer and the fictional detective, who would later be portrayed in films, TV series and comic strips. Other narrative works include narrative productions ''Galíndez'' (1991), winner of the National Narrative Award; ''El estrangulador'' (The strangler) (1994) and ''Erec y Enide'' (Erec and Enide) (2002). In 1992 he published ''Autobiografía del general Franco'', which was awarded the 1994 international prize ''Premio Internacional de Literatura Ennio Flaiano''. For many years, he contributed columns and articles to the Madrid-based daily newspaper ''El País''. He died in Bangkok, Thailand, while returning to his home country from a speaking tour of Australia. His last book, ''La aznaridad'', was published posthumously.〔(Presentación póstuma del último libro de Vázquez Montalbán, «La aznaridad» (La Voz de Galicia) )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Manuel Vázquez Montalbán」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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