José García Nieto


José García Nieto, was a Spanish poet and writer. In 1996, he was awarded the Miguel de Cervantes Prize. Along with Gabriel Celaya, Blas de Otero and José Hierro, he was a member of the post-war generation of Spanish poets.

Biography

José García Nieto, was born in Oviedo, on 6 July 1914, at 8, la calle Portugalete. His parents were José García Lueso and María de La Encarnación Nieto Fernández.
In 1950, he won the Premio Adonais for Dama de soledad; in 1955 he won the Premio Fastenrath awarded by the Real Academia Española for Geografía es amor.
In 1951 and 1957, he won the Premio Nacional de Literatura de España; in 1980 he won the Premio Mariano de Cavia.
In 1987 he won Premio González-Ruano. In 1996 he won the Cervantes Prize.

Works