Gonzalo Torrente Ballester

Gonzalo Torrente Ballester
Photograph by Elisa Cabot (1982)
Photograph by Elisa Cabot (1982)
Born(1910-06-13)13 June 1910
Ferrol (A Coruña), Spain
Died27 January 1999(1999-01-27) (aged 88)
Salamanca, Spain
OccupationWriter, novelist
NationalitySpanish
Notable worksJavier Mariño
Don Juan
Seat E of the Real Academia Española
In office
27 May 1977 – 27 January 1999
Preceded byJuan Ignacio Luca de Tena
Succeeded byCarmen Iglesias

Gonzalo Torrente Ballester (13 June 1910 – 27 January 1999) was a Spanish writer associated with the Generation of '36 movement.