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(1898-1936) Spanish writer. Federico García Lorca was a famous Spanish poet and dramatist. A member of the Generation of 1927, Lorca is known for works like "Blood Wedding" (1933). He was shot during the Spanish Civil War.
Federico García Lorca
"Passion, pride, love & tragedy are the markers of Federico García Lorca’s work, in which folk themes & fables combine with a modernist sensibility of despair and the depth of soul or heart that is known as duende." Read more about Federico García Lorca, from Bob Holman & Margery Snyder.
Lament for Ignacio Sanchez Mejias - Federico García Lorca
Read "Lament for Ignacio Sanchez Mejias," by Federico García Lorca.

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