Gerald Brenan : British Writer And Hispanist, Author Of The Spanish Labyrinth, Appointed Diplomatic Service And Overseas List Of 1982

April 7, 1894 — January 19, 1987

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A British writer and hispanist who spent much of his life in Spain. Brenan is best known for The Spanish Labyrinth, a historical work on the background to the Spanish Civil War, and for South from Granada: Seven Years in an Andalusian Village. He was appointed CBE in the Diplomatic Service and Overseas List of 1982.

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