Cela

American  

[the-lah] / ˈθɛ lɑ /

noun

1. Camilo José 1916–2001, Spanish writer.

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Cela British  

/ ˈθela /

noun

1. Camilo José (kaˈmilo xoˈse). 1916–2002, Spanish novelist and essayist. His works include The Family of Pascual Duarte (1942), La Colmena (1951), and La Cruz de San Andres (1994). Nobel prize for literature 1989

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Cela

Located in a high-end mall, the Hamman Spa by Cela is tucked away, an oasis where you can re-energize.

From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2022

He was considered for years to be the leading Spanish candidate to win the Nobel Prize for Literature since Camilo José Cela was awarded the honor in 1989.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 11, 2022

"Faked illnesses, mad rushes and other creative ways of reaching Europe" are now an inevitable choice for migrants, notes commentator Camilo José Cela Conde.

From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2021

Cela had fought on the Nationalist side in the Civil War and worked as a censor; according to one scholar, he also informed on many in his literary milieu under the dictatorship.

From New York Times ● Aug. 1, 2019

"Cela n'empèche pas," said he—"You will certainly be sent to the Bastille to-morrow morning."

From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 19 — Travel and Adventure by Sir John Alexander Hammerton

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