Azorín

American  

[ah-thaw-reen, ah-saw-] / ˌɑ θɔˈrin, ˌɑ sɔ- /

noun

1. José Martínez Ruiz, 1873–1967, Spanish novelist and critic.

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Azorín British  

/ aθoˈrin /

noun

1. real name José Martínez Ruiz. 1874–1967, Spanish writer: noted for his stories of the Spanish countryside

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Example Sentences

The home, located in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood, was built in 1839 and last purchased in 1995 for $950,000 by Harry Azorin and Lori Monson, the Wall Street Journal reports.

From Fox News

Still, Perico García Azorín, a retired sociologist who published a study on corruption this month, said that 467 mayors around the country have faced indictments, most of them since the onset of the financial crisis in 2008.

From New York Times

Over all, Mr. García Azorín suggested, all parties had pledged to clamp down on corruption, but established parties applied a case-by-case interpretation of whether the indictment justified ousting a politician.

From New York Times

Chaviano, ganadora del Premio Azorín de novela en 1998 por El hombre, la hembra y el hambre, leerá también de Confesiones eróticas, su único poemario publicado hasta el momento, el cual salió a la luz hace 20 años con la Editorial Betania.

From Washington Times

And in Spain there is a novelist like Baroja, essayists like Unamuno and Azorín, poets like Valle Inclán and Antonio Machado, ... but I suppose they will shine with the reflected glory of the author of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.

From Project Gutenberg