Martínez-Menchén, Antonio

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Name (Latin)
Martínez-Menchén, Antonio
Other forms of name
Martínez Sánchez, Antonio, 1930-
Menchén, Antonio Martínez-
Sánchez, Antonio Martínez, 1930-
Date of birth
1930
Date of death
2022-01-07
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 34505825
Wikidata: Q5698982
Library of congress: n 50068408
TAU10: 000111932
Sources of Information
  • His Cinco variaciones, 1963.
  • His La caja china, 1985:t.p. (Antonio Martínez Menchén) cover (Antonio Martínez Menchén is literary name of Antonio Martínez Sánchez; b. Linares, Jaén, 1930; law degree, Univ. de Madrid, 1953; employed with Minist. de Educación y Ciencia)
  • Info. converted from 678, 2012-10-02(b. 1930)
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Wikipedia description:

Antonio Martínez Menchén (1930 – 7 January 2022) was a Spanish writer. He is best known for his work in children's literature. He began his career under editor Carlos Barral with the publications of Cinco Variaciones (1963) and Las Tapias (1968). He is most widely known for his children's book La espada y la rosa (1993). He was the father of poet Carlos Martínez Aguirre and brother of writer Andrés Sorel. Menchén was born in Linares, Jaén in 1930, and died on 7 January 2022, at the age of 91.

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