About Xosé María Díaz Castro
Lived 1914 – 1990 (aged 76). Xosé María Díaz Castro was a Spanish translator, writer and poet.
Xosé María Díaz Castro (19 February 1914 – 2 October 1990) was a Galician poet and translator. In 2014, Galician Literature Day was dedicated to him.
Original work Nimbos (1961) .
Translations Castro translated multiple authors' works into both Spanish and English.
Authors whose works he translated to Spanish include Verner von Heidenstam, Henrik Pontoppidan, Johannes Vilhelm Jensen, Rainer Maria Rilke, William Butler Yeats, T. S. Eliot, Walt Whitman, G. K. Chesterton, Frederick Forsyth, Friedrich Schiller, Arthur Rimbaud, Paul Valéry, Alphonse de Lamartine and Paul Claudel.
Authors whose works he translated into English include Federico García Lorca and Rafael Alberti.
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Who was Xosé María Díaz Castro?
Galician poet and translator (1914-1990)
When was Xosé María Díaz Castro born?
Xosé María Díaz Castro was born on 19 February 1914 in Guitiriz.
When did Xosé María Díaz Castro die?
Xosé María Díaz Castro died on 2 October 1990 in Lugo.
What was Xosé María Díaz Castro's occupation?
Xosé María Díaz Castro was a translator, writer and poet.
What nationality was Xosé María Díaz Castro?
Xosé María Díaz Castro was Spanish.
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