No 1038 Monday 26th - Sunday 1st September 2024
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iguel Hernández was one of the greatest Spanish poets of the twentieth century and despite him being Orihuela’s favourite son his work is scarcely known amongst the local expat community.
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Miguel’s family was very poor and his education very basic, but his talent would not be denied, and as he struggled against an unfavourable environment to build up his intellectual education, he wrote secretly at night to avoid his father’s disapproval. However, it was his childhood friend Ramón Sijé, who lent him books, and so ensured that writing was to become Miguel’s life.
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After moving to Madrid where he rubbed shoulders with many literary giants, on the outbreak of the Civil war in July 1936, he threw himself into the struggle against the military rebellion of General Franco, enlisting in the Fifth Regiment. At the time he was a rising star in an unrivalled generation of Spanish poets.
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