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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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

These include Eva Illouz, a professor of sociology at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, and Edgar Cabanas, a doctor of psychology who is currently a research fellow at Camilo Jose Cela University in Madrid.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 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 le posait," as the French express it--and with his limited intelligence, scanty education and immense vanity, such a reputation just suited him.

From Knock, Knock, Knock and Other Stories by Garnett, Constance