José María Sánchez Silva

Born November 11, 1911· Madrid, Madrid, Spain

† Died January 13, 2002

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A Madrid native who acquired typing and shorthand skills at the municipal Del Pardo School, José María Sánchez-Silva entered the literary world with the 1934 novel The Man in the Scarf and later served as a journalist for Arriba, rising to assistant principal and contributing to El Pueblo. His reputation skyrocketed after the 1953 publication of Marcelino Bread and Wine, which Ladislao Vajda trans… Read more

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources