Ana María Matute

Ana María Matute
Born(1925-07-26)26 July 1925
Barcelona, Spain
Died25 June 2014(2014-06-25) (aged 88)
Barcelona
Resting placeCemetery of Montjuïc
OccupationWriter
OrganizationMember of the Real Academia Española
AwardsCervantes Prize
This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Matute and the second or maternal family name is Ausejo.

Ana María Matute Ausejo (26 July 1925 – 25 June 2014) was a Spanish writer and member of the Real Academia Española.[1][2] She is thought to have been one of the most famous writers since the Spanish Civil War.[3]

She was born in Barcelona. She studied at the international school of Hilversum in the Netherlands. She was a guest lecturer to the universities of Oklahoma, Indiana and Virginia.

Death

On 25 June 2014, Matute died of a heart attack at the age of 88,[4][5] and was laid to rest in the Cemetery of Montjuïc, Barcelona.

References

  1. ↑ Fiona Ortiz (25 June 2014). "Novelist Ana Maria Matute dies at 88". Washington Post. Reuters. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
  2. ↑ "Ana Maria Matute, Spanish novelast, dies aged 88". BBC. 25 June 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
  3. ↑ "Estoy cansada de repetirlo: tengo 85 años, nací en 1925 y no en 1926 como se emperran en decir", El País, 16 November 2010.
  4. ↑ Sergi Doria (25 June 2014). "Muere la escritora Ana María Matute". ABC.
  5. ↑ Ana Maria Matute: Author who suffered under Franco and was acclaimed for her lyrical depictions of Spanish life in the Civil War, independent.co.uk; accessed 15 June 2017.

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