Ramón Gómez de la Serna

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Ramón Gómez de la Serna (1888-1963) was a Spanish writer, dramatist and avant-garde agitator. He influenced Luis Buñuel to a considerable extent.

Ramón Gómez de la Serna was especially known for "Greguerías" - a short form of poetry that roughly corresponds to the one-liner in comedy. The Gregueria is especially able to grant a new and often humorous perspective. Serna published over 90 works in all literary genres. In 1933, he was invited to Buenos Aires. He stayed there during the Spanish Civil War and the following Franco regime. He died in Argentina in 1963.

Some sample Greguerias:

El par de huevos que nos tomamos parece que son gemelos, y no son ni primos terceros.

Translation:

The pair of eggs we got look like identical twins, and they're not even third cousins.