José Martínez Ruiz

Azorín
Azorín in 1914
Born
José Augusto Trinidad Martínez Ruiz

(1873-06-08)8 June 1873
Monòver, Spain
Died6 March 1967(1967-03-06) (aged 93)
Madrid, Spain
Occupations
  • Novelist
  • essayist
  • literary critic
Years active1895–1967
Seat P of the Real Academia Española
In office
26 October 1924  6 March 1967
Preceded byJuan Navarro-Reverter
Succeeded byGuillermo Díaz-Plaja

José Augusto Trinidad Martínez Ruiz, better known by his pseudonym Azorín (Spanish pronunciation: [aθoˈɾin]; 8 June 1873 – 2 March 1967), was a Spanish novelist, essayist and literary critic.