Baroja

American  

[bah-raw-hah] / bɑˈrɔ hɑ /

noun

1. Pío 1872–1956, Spanish novelist.

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Baroja British  

/ baˈroxa /

noun

1. Pio (ˈpio). 1872–1956, Spanish Basque novelist, who wrote nearly 100 novels, including a series of twenty-two under the general title Memorias de un Hombre de Acción (1944–49)

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Baroja

Writers Miguel de Unamuno and Pio Baroja shunned their native language, wrote all their works in Spanish.

From Time Magazine Archive

The testimonial was delivered in person by Ernest Hemingway, as Pio Baroja, 83, lay dying in his Madrid apartment three years ago.

From Time Magazine Archive

When I first wrote, it was said: "This Baroja is a crusty fellow; naturally, he is a baker."

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

Morral was an habitué of a cafe in the Calle de Alcalá at Madrid, where Baroja was accustomed to go with his friends to take coffee, and, in the Spanish phrase, to attend his tertulia.

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

Around Cordova, the fascinating and romantic "city of the discreet," Baroja has spun an adventurous tale.

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