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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Azorín

Pí y Margall, whom I met once in his own home where I went in company with Azorín, was no more a politician or a philosopher than was Salmerón.

From Youth and Egolatry by Jacob S. (Jacob Sloat) Fassett

Azorín, perhaps, was attacked and insulted more frequently, so that I was often in a position to act as his champion.

From Youth and Egolatry by Jacob S. (Jacob Sloat) Fassett

Then Azorín has said of me that I am a literary aristocrat, a fine and comprehensive mind.

From Youth and Egolatry by Jacob S. (Jacob Sloat) Fassett

During the afternoon, I accompanied Azorín to the Ministry, and we saw the Minister.

From Youth and Egolatry by Jacob S. (Jacob Sloat) Fassett

On the stairs the bookseller had whispered to me that every workman in Cordova would die for Azorín.

From Rosinante to the Road Again by John Dos Passos

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