Félix de Azúa
Azúa Comella (Barcelona, 30 April 1944) is a Spanish professor of aesthetics and philosophy, poet, novelist, essayist and translator, member of Real Academia Española. He taught Spanish literature at the University of Oxford from 1979 to 1981. He was director of the Institut Cervantes in Paris.
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Félix de Azúa
- Birth Name
- Félix de Azúa Comella
- Born
- 30 April 1944
- Birthplace
- Barcelona, Spain Félix de Azúa Comella (Barcelona, 30 April 1944) is a Spanish professor of aesthetics and philosophy, poet, novelist, essayist and translator, member of Real Academia Española.
- Nationality
- Spain
- Occupation
- writer · poet · philosopher · novelist · university teacher · literary scholar
- Fields
- poetry · essay
- Movements
- Novísimos
- Education
- University of Barcelona · Polytechnic University of Catalonia
- Honours
- Francisco Cerecedo Prize · Premio Herralde
- Languages
- Spanish · Catalan
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Azúa Comella (Barcelona, 30 April 1944) is a Spanish professor of aesthetics and philosophy, poet, novelist, essayist and translator, member of Real Academia Española. He taught Spanish literature at the University of Oxford from 1979 to 1981. He was director of the Institut Cervantes in Paris.
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He was elected to Seat H of the Real Academia Española on 18 June 2015; he took up his seat on 13 March 2016.
Félix de Azúa studied at University of Barcelona and Polytechnic University of Catalonia. The recorded working language is Spanish and Catalan. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are poetry and essay. Agustín García Calvo is recorded as an influence. Employment is recorded with Polytechnic University of Catalonia, University of Barcelona and University of the Basque Country. Positions recorded include Member of the Royal Spanish Academy. Distinctions recorded are Francisco Cerecedo Prize and Premio Herralde.
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• Honorific Prefix — The Most Excellent • Birth Name — Félix de Azúa Comella • Born — 30 April 1944 • Birthplace — Barcelona, Spain Félix de Azúa Comella (Barcelona, 30 April 1944) is a Spanish professor of aesthetics and philosophy, poet, novelist, essayist and translator, member of Real Academia Española. He taught Spanish literature at the University of Oxford from 1979 to 1981. He was director of the Institut Cervantes in Paris. With Eduardo Mendoza Garriga, Manuel Vázquez Montalbán, José Ángel Valente, Antonio Gamoneda, Pere Gimferrer, Julián Ríos and others, he is part of the generation of writers who revived democratic Spain. He was elected to Seat H of the Real Academia Española on 18 June 2015; he took up his seat on 13 March 2016.
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- University of BarcelonaOrganisation
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