Álvaro Cunqueiro

Álvaro Cunqueiro
Cunqueiro
BornÁlvaro Cunqueiro Mora
(1911-12-22)December 22, 1911
Mondoñedo, Galicia, Spain
DiedFebruary 28, 1981(1981-02-28) (aged 69)
Vigo, Galicia, Spain
Occupation
  • Novelist
  • poet
  • journalist
  • playwright
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Álvaro Cunqueiro Mora (Mondoñedo, December 22, 1911 Vigo, February 28, 1981) was a Galician novelist, poet, playwright, and journalist. He is the author of many works in both Galician and Spanish, including Merlín e familia ("Merlin and family"). He was a cofounder of the Galician Writers Association. In 1991, Galician Literature Day was dedicated to him.