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Federico Garcia Lorca was born June 5, 1898, in Fuente Vaqueros near Granada. His father was a farm and mansion owner. His mother, whom Lorca idolized, was a gifted pianist. After graduating from secondary school Garcia Lorca attended Sacred Heart University where he took up law along with regular coursework. His first book was Impresiones y Viajes (1918-19). In 1919, Garcia Lorca travelled to Madrid, where he remained for the next fifteen years. Giving up university, he devoted himself to his art as a writer and a painter. He organized theatrical performances, read his poems in public, and collected folksongs. He wrote El Maleficio de la mariposa (1920), a play which caused a great scandal and Libro de poemas (1921), based on Spanish folklore. Much of Garcia Lorcas work was infused with Flamenco and Gypsy culture. He became a friend of Salvador Dali and Luis Bunuel who initiated him to surrealism. In 1928, his Romancero Gitano brought him fame. In 1929, Garcia Lorca went to New York. His favori...view more
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