
Spanish author (1921-2004)
1921 — 2004
Quick Facts
Profession
Spanish author (1921-2004)
Born
September 6, 1921
Died
2004 (age ~83)
Name Origin
Spanish
Timeline
writer, novelist
1921
Born in Esquerra de l'Eixample (1921-09-06)
1944
AwardPremio Nadal
1948
AwardFastenrath Award
2004
Died in Majadahonda
About
Carmen Laforet was a Spanish author who wrote in the period after the Spanish Civil War. An important European writer, her works contributed to the school of Existentialist Literature and her first novel Nada continued the Spanish tremendismo literary style begun by Camilo José Cela with his novel, La familia de Pascual Duarte. She received the Premio Nadal in 1944.
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Carmen Laforet was a Spanish author who wrote in the period after the Spanish Civil War. An important European writer, her works contributed to the school of Existentialist Literature and her first novel Nada continued the Spanish tremendismo literary style begun by Camilo José Cela with his novel,
The name Carmen means "A female given name from Spanish .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}". It is of Spanish origin.
Carmen Laforet was born on September 6, 1921.
Carmen Laforet died in 2004, at approximately 83 years of age.
Name Meaning
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The name Carmen is of Spanish origin, meaning "A female given name from Spanish .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}". It is traditionally a female name.
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Carmen — September 6, 1921
Zodiac & Calendar Signs
Western Zodiac
Virgo
Analytical, kind, hardworking
Earth · Mercury · Aug 23 – Sep 22
Chinese Zodiac
Rooster
Observant, hardworking, courageous
Metal · Yin
Mayan Tzolkin
5 Cib
Owl — wisdom, ancestors, forgiveness
Celtic Tree
Vine
Empathetic, refined, romantic
Ogham: Muin · Sep 2 – Sep 29
Would you name your baby Carmen?
Guestbook
Read your book at seventeen. It rewired my brain.
— a reader
Your books never stay on the shelf long. Everyone's looking for them.
— a librarian
Stopped here. Glad I did.
— a passerby
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