Ramiro Pinilla (1923-2014) was a Spanish writer. He was born in

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( Basque Country) in 1923. He won the

Premio Nadal Premio Nadal is a Spanish literary prize awarded annually by the publishing house Ediciones Destino, part of Planeta. It has been awarded every year on 6 January since 1944. The Josep Pla Award for Catalan literature is given at the same ceremon ...

in 1960 for his novel ''Las ciegas hormigas'' (''The Blind Ants''). He left the literary circuit for many years and did not emerge again until the 2000s, when he released his Basque trilogy of novels titled ''Verdes valles, Colinas rojas'' (''Green Valleys, Red Hills'') to great critical acclaim. He died in 2014.

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Spanish writers People from Bilbao 1923 births 2014 deaths {{Spain-writer-stub