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{{Short description|Spanish poet and novelist (1942–2024)}}
'''José María Álvarez''', born in [[Cartagena, Spain]] on the 31st of May, 1942, is a [[Spanish people|Spanish]] [[poet]] and [[novelist]].
'''José María Álvarez''' (31 May 1942 – 7 July 2024) was a Spanish poet and novelist.


==Life and career==
He studied Philosophy and Letters in the [[University of Murcia]], Philosophy in the [[Sorbonne]] and subsequently both History and Geography in Spanish universities.
José María Álvarez was born in [[Cartagena, Spain]] on 31 May 1942. He studied Philosophy and Letters in the [[University of Murcia]], Philosophy in the [[University of Paris|Sorbonne]] and subsequently both History and Geography in Spanish universities.


The principal work of Álvarez is ''Museo de cera'' (Wax Museum)<ref name=Álvarez2002> Álvarez, José María (Álvarez2002), ''Museo de cera [http://catalogo.bne.es/uhtbin/cgisirsi/AqQ4wQIUQ5/BNMADRID/2703318/9]'', Seventh Edition, Editorial Renacimiento, ISBN 8484720365, ISBN 9788484720362, 879 pp.</ref> which was a work in progress for many years due the author's endeavouring to complete a unique and all-encompassing book (''un libro único y totalizador''). In the most recent edition, Álvarez has finally brought the cycle to a conclusion.
The principal work of Álvarez is ''Museo de cera'' (Wax Museum),<ref>Álvarez, José María (Álvarez2002), ''Museo de cera [http://catalogo.bne.es/uhtbin/cgisirsi/AqQ4wQIUQ5/BNMADRID/2703318/9]'', Seventh Edition, Editorial Renacimiento, {{ISBN|84-8472-036-5}}, {{ISBN|978-84-8472-036-2}}, 879 pp.</ref> which was a work in progress for many years due to the author's endeavouring to complete a unique and all-encompassing book (''un libro único y totalizador''). In the last edition, Álvarez finally brought the cycle to a conclusion.


He has also translated into Spanish the work of, among others, [[Stevenson|Robert Louis Stevenson]], [[Poe|Edgar Allan Poe]], [[Jack London]], [[T.S. Eliot]], [[Shakespeare]], [[Villon|François Villon]], the complte works of [[Cavafy|Constantine P. Cavafy]], and the poems from the years of madness of [[Hölderlin|Friedrich Hölderlin]].
Álvarez also translated into Spanish the work of, among others, [[Robert Louis Stevenson]], [[Edgar Allan Poe]], [[Jack London]], [[T.S. Eliot]], [[Shakespeare]], [[François Villon]], the complete works of [[Constantine P. Cavafy]], and the poems from the years of madness of [[Friedrich Hölderlin]].{{Citation needed|date=December 2023}}


José María Álvarez has followed a number of the trends in contemporary [[Spanish poetry]], passing from socially aware poetry to a culturalism deriving from his life experience. His protagonist is no revolutionary wishing to change lives, but a bon vivant, a disdainer of vulgarity, and a lover of lost causes.
Álvarez followed a number of the trends in contemporary [[Spanish poetry]], passing from socially aware poetry to a culturalism deriving from his life experience. His protagonist is no revolutionary wishing to change lives, but a bon vivant, a disdainer of vulgarity, and a lover of lost causes.


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His poems are often bipartite, consisting of an introductory quote (allusions to cinema mythography, theatrical dialogues, fragments of novels, poems, essays, song lyrics, etc.) and the poem itself, which attempts to organise chaos, to explain an incomprehensible world.
His poems are often bipartite, consisting of:
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* An introductory quote (allusions to cinema mythography, theatrical dialogues, fragments of novels, poems, essays, song lyrics, etc.) and
* The poem as such, which attempts to organise chaos, to explain an incomprehensible world.


Álvarez died on 7 July 2024, at the age of 82.<ref>[https://www.laverdad.es/culturas/muere-anos-poeta-cartagenero-jose-maria-alvarez-20240707205227-nt.html Fallece a los 82 años José María Álvarez, el poeta cartagenero al que amó la vida] {{in lang|es}}</ref>


=== Bibliography ===
== Bibliography ==
* 1999, ''La lágrima de Ahab'' (The tear of Ahab)<ref name=Álvarez2002> Álvarez, José María (Álvarez1999), ''La lágrima de Ahab'', Visor Libros, ISBN 9788475224114, 133 pp, http://www.worldcat.org/isbn/8475224113</ref>
* 1999, ''La lágrima de Ahab'' (The tear of Ahab)<ref>Álvarez, José María (Álvarez1999), ''La lágrima de Ahab'', Visor Libros, {{ISBN|978-84-7522-411-4}}, 133 pages, {{OCLC|40997643}}</ref>
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* 2003, ''Los decorados del olvido'' (The stage sets of oblivion), a volume of his reminiscences.,<ref name="Álvarez2004">Álvarez, José María (Álvarez2004), ''Los decorados del olvido'', Editorial Renacimiento {{ISBN|978-84-8472-140-6}}</ref> a poetic work reflecting, generally in a sarcastic tone, on sex and society.


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== References ==
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* 2003, ''Los decorados del olvido'' (The stage sets of oblivion), a volume of his reminiscences.<ref name=Álvarez2004> Álvarez, José María (Álvarez2004), ''Los decorados del olvido'', Editorial Renacimiento ISBN 9788484721406</ref>, a poetic work reflecting, generally in a sarcastic tone, on sex and society.


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=== References ===
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=== External Links (in Spanish) ===
== External links (in Spanish) ==
* [http://www.ctpedia.es/enwiki/w/index.php/Portada CTpedia]
* [http://www.ctpedia.es/enwiki/w/index.php/Portada CTpedia]
* [http://www.josemaria-alvarez.com/index.html His personal Web Page]
* [http://www.josemaria-alvarez.com/index.html His personal Web Page]
* [http://www.poesiaspoemas.com/jose-maria-alvarez Poems of José María Álvarez]
* [http://www.poesiaspoemas.com/jose-maria-alvarez Poems of José María Álvarez]
* [http://www.dreamers.com/cisne/textos/alvarez.html José María Álvarez in '''Cisne Negro''' (The Black Swan)]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090121023057/http://dreamers.com/cisne/textos/alvarez.html José María Álvarez in '''Cisne Negro''' (The Black Swan)]
* José María Álvarez, [http://www.acceda.com/host/elgaviero/libros/hulenegro1.htm ''Sobre Shakespeare'' (On Shakespeare)] ([http://www.elgaviero.com/ El Gaviero Ediciones], Almería, 2005).
* José María Álvarez, [https://web.archive.org/web/20090524052834/http://acceda.com/host/elgaviero/libros/hulenegro1.htm ''Sobre Shakespeare'' (On Shakespeare)] ([http://www.elgaviero.com/ El Gaviero Ediciones], Almería, 2005).


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Latest revision as of 17:22, 13 July 2024

José María Álvarez (31 May 1942 – 7 July 2024) was a Spanish poet and novelist.

Life and career

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José María Álvarez was born in Cartagena, Spain on 31 May 1942. He studied Philosophy and Letters in the University of Murcia, Philosophy in the Sorbonne and subsequently both History and Geography in Spanish universities.

The principal work of Álvarez is Museo de cera (Wax Museum),[1] which was a work in progress for many years due to the author's endeavouring to complete a unique and all-encompassing book (un libro único y totalizador). In the last edition, Álvarez finally brought the cycle to a conclusion.

Álvarez also translated into Spanish the work of, among others, Robert Louis Stevenson, Edgar Allan Poe, Jack London, T.S. Eliot, Shakespeare, François Villon, the complete works of Constantine P. Cavafy, and the poems from the years of madness of Friedrich Hölderlin.[citation needed]

Álvarez followed a number of the trends in contemporary Spanish poetry, passing from socially aware poetry to a culturalism deriving from his life experience. His protagonist is no revolutionary wishing to change lives, but a bon vivant, a disdainer of vulgarity, and a lover of lost causes.

His poems are often bipartite, consisting of an introductory quote (allusions to cinema mythography, theatrical dialogues, fragments of novels, poems, essays, song lyrics, etc.) and the poem itself, which attempts to organise chaos, to explain an incomprehensible world.

Álvarez died on 7 July 2024, at the age of 82.[2]

Bibliography

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  • 1999, La lágrima de Ahab (The tear of Ahab)[3]
  • 2003, Los decorados del olvido (The stage sets of oblivion), a volume of his reminiscences.,[4] a poetic work reflecting, generally in a sarcastic tone, on sex and society.

References

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  1. ^ Álvarez, José María (Álvarez2002), Museo de cera [1], Seventh Edition, Editorial Renacimiento, ISBN 84-8472-036-5, ISBN 978-84-8472-036-2, 879 pp.
  2. ^ Fallece a los 82 años José María Álvarez, el poeta cartagenero al que amó la vida (in Spanish)
  3. ^ Álvarez, José María (Álvarez1999), La lágrima de Ahab, Visor Libros, ISBN 978-84-7522-411-4, 133 pages, OCLC 40997643
  4. ^ Álvarez, José María (Álvarez2004), Los decorados del olvido, Editorial Renacimiento ISBN 978-84-8472-140-6
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