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Also Known As Francisco de Paula Ayala García-Duarte
Born March 16, 1906 • Granada • Spain
Died November 3, 2009 (aged 103) • Madrid • Spain
Awards And Honors Templeton Prize (2010) • Cervantes Prize (1991)
Notable Works “Death as a Way of Life” • “El hechizado” • “Los usurpadores” • “Tecnología y libertad”
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