Rafael Arozarena
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Rafael Arozarena was a Spanish poet and novelist who was born in Tenerife
, in the Canary Islands
. He studied medicine and after that he started writing books, because writing is what he likes most and what he usually does.
He spent his youth under the influence of the Spanish Civil War
(1936–1939) and the post-war. He studied Art so, apart from writing, he can also draw. He joined in a literary group called ‘Los Fetasianos’ (Fetasiano group
) with some of his friends.
His first stories appeared in the 40’s in a magazine called Arco. About ten years later, he started to write for a newspaper and all through his life he published six books: Alto crecen los cardos, Aprisa cantan los gallos, El omnibus pintado con cerezas, Silbato de tinta amarilla and Cerveza de grano rojo. However, his most important book is Mararía
, which is famous all round the world and which has also be made into a film.
In 1988 he received the most important literary prize in the Canary Islands. Until his dead he lived in Bajamar, La Laguna (Tenerife).
Tenerife
Tenerife is the largest and most populous island of the seven Canary Islands, it is also the most populated island of Spain, with a land area of 2,034.38 km² and 906,854 inhabitants, 43% of the total population of the Canary Islands. About five million tourists visit Tenerife each year, the...
, in the Canary Islands
Canary Islands
The Canary Islands , also known as the Canaries , is a Spanish archipelago located just off the northwest coast of mainland Africa, 100 km west of the border between Morocco and the Western Sahara. The Canaries are a Spanish autonomous community and an outermost region of the European Union...
. He studied medicine and after that he started writing books, because writing is what he likes most and what he usually does.
He spent his youth under the influence of the Spanish Civil War
Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil WarAlso known as The Crusade among Nationalists, the Fourth Carlist War among Carlists, and The Rebellion or Uprising among Republicans. was a major conflict fought in Spain from 17 July 1936 to 1 April 1939...
(1936–1939) and the post-war. He studied Art so, apart from writing, he can also draw. He joined in a literary group called ‘Los Fetasianos’ (Fetasiano group
Fetasiano group
The Fetasiano group were a series of writers of the Canary Islands in the 1960s and the 1970s with Rafael Arozarena , Antonio Bermejo , José Antonio Padrón and Isaac de Vega and is named after the novel of the same name...
) with some of his friends.
His first stories appeared in the 40’s in a magazine called Arco. About ten years later, he started to write for a newspaper and all through his life he published six books: Alto crecen los cardos, Aprisa cantan los gallos, El omnibus pintado con cerezas, Silbato de tinta amarilla and Cerveza de grano rojo. However, his most important book is Mararía
Mararía
Mararía is the most famous novel by the Spanish writer Rafael Arozarena. Published in Barcelona by Noguer in 1973 it has subsequently been turned in to a successful film.-Plot summary:...
, which is famous all round the world and which has also be made into a film.
In 1988 he received the most important literary prize in the Canary Islands. Until his dead he lived in Bajamar, La Laguna (Tenerife).
Poetry
- Romancero Canario (1946)
- A la Sombra de los Cuervos (1947)
- Aprisa Cantan los Gallos (1964)
- El omnibús Pintado con Cerezas (1971)
- Desfile Otoñal de los Obispos Licenciosos(1985)
- Altos Crecen los Cardos (1959)
- Silbato de Tinta Amarilla (1977)
- Amor de la Mora (1989)
Children's novels
- La Garza y la Violeta (1998)
- El Dueño del Arco-Iris (2002)