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Born on June 5, 1898, Federico García Lorca was from Fuente Vaqueros, Province of Granada, Spain. Federico García Lorca was a theatre director, lyricist and playwright. Death is recorded on August 18, 1936, at the age of 38. Schooling on record includes University of Granada. Notable works include Blood Wedding, Yerma and Libro de poemas.
My Take
Federico García Lorca is one of those rare artists who managed to pour an entire culture's soul into his work — and I mean that literally. Born in Granada in 1898, he grew up soaked in Andalusian folk music, flamenco, and the deep melancholy the Spanish call duende, and you feel all of it thrumming through plays like Blood Wedding and Yerma. His poetry collection Poet in New York is unlike anything else from that era — raw, surrealist, electric, written after a stay in 1929–30 when the city clearly knocked him sideways in the best possible way. What gets me is how much he packed into just 38 years: theatre direction, lyric poetry, folk-song arrangement, avant-garde drama. The fact that Nationalist forces executed him at the start of the Spanish Civil War in 1936, before he could even see most of his work published, is one of modern literature's most devastating what-ifs.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Federico García Lorca
- Name (Japanese)
- フェデリコ・ガルシーア・ロルカ
- Reading
- ふぇでりこ・がるしーあ・ろるか
- Born
- June 5, 1898 – August 18, 1936
- Origin
- Fuente Vaqueros, Province of Granada, Spain
- Occupation
- theatre director / lyricist / playwright / poet / writer
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Dog
2. Background
- University
- University of Granada
3. Works & records
Filmography / notable works
| Category | Title |
|---|---|
| Notable work | Blood Wedding |
| Notable work | Yerma |
| Notable work | Libro de poemas |
| Notable work | Poet in New York |
| Notable work | Poema del cante jondo |
| Notable work | When Five Years Pass |
4. Links
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federico%20Garc%C3%ADa%20Lorca
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%95%E3%82%A7%E3%83%87%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AC%E3%83%AB%E3%82%B7%E3%83%BC%E3%82%A2%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AD%E3%83%AB%E3%82%AB
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q41408
5. About this entry
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Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Federico García Lorca born?
Born June 5, 1898.
When did Federico García Lorca die?
Died August 18, 1936, aged 38.
Where was Federico García Lorca from?
Federico García Lorca was from Fuente Vaqueros, Province of Granada, Spain.
What did Federico García Lorca do?
Federico García Lorca worked as theatre director, lyricist, playwright, poet, writer.
What was Federico García Lorca known for?
Notable works include Blood Wedding, Yerma, Libro de poemas.
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