Ramón Pérez de Ayala
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Ramón Pérez de Ayala (1880? - 1962) was a Spanish writer.
[edit] Background
Pérez de Ayala was educated at Jesuit schools, the experience of which he satirized in the novel A.M.D.G. (1910). There is some debate regarding to which generation of Spanish writers Pérez de Ayala belongs. His early realistic novels reveal ties with the Generation of 98. However, some argue that Ramon Pérez de Ayala was a member of the Generation of 14, a group which did not entirely fit with either the Generation of 98 or the Generation of 27.
After 1916, his novels became increasingly mature and lyrical, his characters becoming symbolic representatives of general human problems. To this period belongs his masterpieces, Belarmino y Apolonio (1921) (translated as "Belarmino and Apolonio"), Tiger Juan (1926) and El curandero de su honra (The Healer of his Honour) (1927). La paz del sendero (The Peace of the Path) (1903), El sendero innumerable (1916), and El sendero andante (1921), his major poetic works, show the influence of French symbolism. He also wrote satiric essays and dramatic criticism.
[edit] Works Available in English
- Belarmino and Apolonio (1990) Quartet Books. ISBN 0704301091
- Honeymoon, Bittermoon (1974) University of California Press. ISBN 0520017277
Note: Tiger Juan was translated into English by Walter Starkie in 1933, but is long out of print.
