Rafael Alberti ( Spanish: Rafael Alberti ; December 16, 1902 , El Puerto de Santa Maria near Cadiz - October 27, 1999 , El Puerto de Santa Maria ) - Spanish poet and playwright of the 20th century, laureate of the International Lenin Prize “For the consolidation of peace between nations” (1965).
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| Date of Birth | December 16, 1902 | ||
| Place of Birth | El Puerto de Santa Maria , Spain | ||
| Date of death | October 27, 1999 (96 years old) | ||
| Place of death | El Puerto de Santa Maria , Spain | ||
| Citizenship |  Spain | ||
| Occupation | poet , playwright | ||
| Years of creativity | 1924 - 1989 | ||
| Direction | realism | ||
| Genre | Poems, poems, dramas | ||
| Language of Works | Spanish | ||
| Awards | Golden Crown
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Life and His Work
Alberti in his youth began as an artist, later turned to poetry. The first book of poems - "Sailor on Land", appeared in 1924 . In 1925, the young poet was awarded the National Literature Award. In these years, R. Alberti creates works that are similar in spirit to the avant-garde and surrealism . In 1927 he became one of the founders of the literary movement Generation 27 years .
In 1931, R. Alberti joined the Communist Party of Spain . In 1934 , together with his wife Maria Teresa Leon, he was present in Moscow as a guest at the First Congress of Soviet Writers . During the Civil War in Spain in 1936 - 1939, his pen in the service of the Republicans praises the fight against fascism . After the defeat of the Republic, the poet emigrated, first lives in France (1939-1940), and then, until 1977, in Argentina . In 1977 , after the death of Franco , he returned from political emigration to his homeland. Soon after returning, he is elected as a deputy from Cadiz, representing the Communists. In 1981, R. Alberti was awarded the National Theater Prize, in 1983 - Cervantes Prize . In 1995, he was awarded the title of Honorary Doctor of the University of Valencia .
R. Alberti has been a great friend of Russia and the Soviet Union all his life. The poet came to the USSR three times - in 1932 , 1934 and in 1964 . In 1965, he was awarded the International Lenin Prize "For the consolidation of peace between peoples . "
Selected Poem Collections
- “Sailor on Land” (1924)
- Beloved (1925)
- "Levkoy dawn" (1925-1926)
- "Strong masonry" (1926-1927)
- "On the Angels" (1927-1928)
- “Find you and not meet you” (1935)
- "The poet on the street" (1931-1936)
- "The capital of glory" (1936-1938)
- "The bilingual life of the Spanish emigrant in France" (1939-1940)
- “Between a carnation and a sword” (1939-1940)
- The Tide (1942-1944)
- "Painting" (1945-1952)
- “The Return of the Living Past” (1948-1956)
- "Couplets of Juan the Baker" (1949-1953)
- “Ballads and Songs of the Parana River” (1953-1954)
- "Spring of the Peoples" (1955-1957)
- "Poems with dedication" (1960-1963)
- "Rome! Danger for pedestrians! ”(1968).
Links
- Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rafael Alberti
- Albert Rafael - article from the Great Soviet Encyclopedia .
- Rafael Alberti in the Collier Encyclopedia
- Anthology and anthology of Spanish poetry (letra A): biographies of authors, poets and texts