Francisco Ayala

Francisco Ayala García-Duarte (16 March 1906 – 3 November 2009) was a Spanish writer. He was the last representative of the Generation of '27.

He was a member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts from 1997 until his death. He was known for his short stories about the Spanish Civil War. His best known works were El As de Bastos (The Ace of Staves, 1963), El rapto (The Kidnap, 1965), and El jardín de las delicias (The Garden of Earthly Delights, 1971).

Ayala died in Madrid, 3 November 2009, at the age of 103.Francisco Ayala, a Spanish Novelist and Literary Scholar, Dies at 103

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