José Luis Martín Descalzo
José Luis Martín Descalzo (1930–1991) was a Spanish priest, journalist and writer. A prolific author, he published more than 50 books in a wide range of genres - novels, short stories, plays, poetry, as well as numerous volumes of essays. He won the Premio Nadal for his novel La frontera de Dios.
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José Luis Martín Descalzo
- Born
- 1930 · Madridejos.
- Died
- 1991 · Madrid.
- Nationality
- Spain
- Occupation
- journalist · translator · writer · novelist · poet · priest
- Fields
- theatre · dramaturgy · essay
- Education
- Pontifical Gregorian University
- Honours
- Premio Nadal
- Languages
- Spanish
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José Luis Martín Descalzo (1930–1991) was a Spanish priest, journalist and writer. A prolific author, he published more than 50 books in a wide range of genres - novels, short stories, plays, poetry, as well as numerous volumes of essays. He won the Premio Nadal for his novel La frontera de Dios.
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Novels
Novels
• El hombre que no sabía pecar (as Martín Azcárate) • Diálogo para cuatro muertos (Oviedo, 1953) • La frontera de Dios (1956) • Lobos, perros y corderos (1978) • El demonio de media tarde (1982)
Non-fiction
Non-fiction
• Un periodista en el concilio, 1962-1965 • Razones para la esperanza (1984) • Un cura se confiesa (1955) • Siempre es Viernes Santo • Razones para la alegría • Razones para el amor • Razones para vivir • Razones desde la otra orilla • Razones para la esperanza • Las razones de su vida • Vida y misterio de Jesús de Nazaret • I. Los comienzos • II. El mensaje • III. La cruz y la gloria • Apócrifo de María • Por un mundo menos malo • Jesucristo (Edit. Urbión, seven volumes) • El verdadero rostro de María Rafols • El sermón de las siete palabras • Tarancón, el cardenal del cambio • Reconciliación entre españoles • El misterio de la caridad de Juana de Arco • Folletos de Mundo Cristiano • El Concilio de Juan y Pablo • La Iglesia, nuestra hija • Reflexiones de un enfermo en torno al dolor • Las razones de su vida
Verse
Verse
• Fábulas con Dios al fondo (1957) • Camino de la cruz (1959) • Querido mundo terrible (1970) • Apócrifo (1975) • Apócrifo del domingo (1982)
Plays
Plays
• La hoguera feliz (1962) • A dos barajas (1972) • Godspell (1974), translation • El segundo juicio de Galileo (1978) • Fuenteovejuna, by Lope de Vega • Las prostitutas os precederán en el reino de los cielos (1986) • El peregrino (2001)
Stories
Stories
• Paco y su gata • San José García • Dios es alegre
Other
Other
• Testamento del pájaro solitario • Fábulas con Dios de fondo • Lo que María guardaba en su corazón • Diálogos de pasión • El joven Dios • Fragmentos de una confesión • Nacido de mujer
Selected works in English
Selected works in English
• A Priest Confesses, translated into English by Rita Goldberg, ed. Mairin Mitchell (The Catholic Book Club, 1962)
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Madridejos.
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Madrid.
Death place
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