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Rafael Arozarena (April 4, 1923 - September 30, 2009) was a Spanish poet and narrator who was born in Tenerife, in the Canary Islands. He studied medicine and after that he started writing books, because writing is what he likes most and what he usually does.
He spent his youth under the influence of the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) and the post-war. He studied Art so, apart from writing, he can also draw. He joined in a literary group called ‘Los Fetasianos’ (Fetasiano group) with some of his friends.
His first stories appeared in the 40’s in a magazine called Arco. About ten years later, he started to write for a newspaper and all through his life he published six books: Alto crecen los cardos, Aprisa cantan los gallos, El omnibus pintado con cerezas, Silbato de tinta amarilla and Cerveza de grano rojo. However, his most important book is Mararía, which is famous all round the world and which has also be made into a film.
In 1988 he received the most important literary prize in the Canary Islands. Nowadays he lives in Bajamar, La Laguna (Tenerife).

Poetry

Romancero Canario (1946)
A la Sombra de los Cuervos (1947)
Aprisa Cantan los Gallos (1964)
El omnibús Pintado con Cerezas (1971)
Desfile Otoñal de los Obispos Licenciosos(1985)
Altos Crecen los Cardos (1959)
Silbato de Tinta Amarilla (1977)
Amor de la Mora (1989)

Novels

Mararía (1973)
Cerveza de grano rojo (1984)

Children's novels

La Garza y la Violeta (1998)
El Dueño del Arco-Iris (2002)

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-'''Rafael Arozarena''' (April 4th, 1923 - September 30th,  2009) was a Spanish poet and narrator who was born in [[Tenerife]], in the [[Canary Islands]]. He studied medicine and after that he started writing books, because writing is what he likes most and what he usually does. <br />He spent his youth under the influence of the [[Spanish Civil War]] (1936-1939) and the post-war. He studied Art so, apart from writing, he can also draw. He joined in a literary group called ‘Los Fetasianos’ ([[Fetasiano group]]) with some of his friends. <br />His first stories appeared in the 40’s in a magazine called ''Arco''. About ten years later, he started to write for a newspaper and all through his life he published six books: ''Alto crecen los cardos, Aprisa cantan los gallos, El omnibus pintado con cerezas, Silbato de tinta amarilla'' and ''Cerveza de grano rojo''. However, his most important book is '''''[[Mararía]]''''', which is famous all round the world and which has also be made into a film. <br />In 1988 he received the most important literary prize in the Canary Islands. Nowadays he lives in Bajamar, La Laguna (Tenerife).
+'''Rafael Arozarena''' (April 4, 1923 - September 30,  2009) was a Spanish poet and narrator who was born in [[Tenerife]], in the [[Canary Islands]]. He studied medicine and after that he started writing books, because writing is what he likes most and what he usually does. <br />He spent his youth under the influence of the [[Spanish Civil War]] (1936-1939) and the post-war. He studied Art so, apart from writing, he can also draw. He joined in a literary group called ‘Los Fetasianos’ ([[Fetasiano group]]) with some of his friends. <br />His first stories appeared in the 40’s in a magazine called ''Arco''. About ten years later, he started to write for a newspaper and all through his life he published six books: ''Alto crecen los cardos, Aprisa cantan los gallos, El omnibus pintado con cerezas, Silbato de tinta amarilla'' and ''Cerveza de grano rojo''. However, his most important book is '''''[[Mararía]]''''', which is famous all round the world and which has also be made into a film. <br />In 1988 he received the most important literary prize in the Canary Islands. Nowadays he lives in Bajamar, La Laguna (Tenerife).
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 *''La Garza y la Violeta'' (1998)
 *''El Dueño del Arco-Iris'' (2002)
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