Ramón J. Sender

Not to be confused with Ramon Sender.

In this Spanish name, the family name is Sender.

Ramón J. Sender
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Born	Ramón José Sender Garcés (1901-02-03)3 February 1901 Chalamera, Spain
Died	San Diego, U.S.
Occupation	Professor
Language	Spanish
Nationality	Spanish
Citizenship	American
Literary movement	Post-Spanish Civil War literature

Ramón José Sender Garcés (3 February 1901 – 16 January 1982) was a Spanish novelist, essayist and journalist. Several of his works were translated into English by the distinguished zoologist, Sir Peter Chalmers Mitchell, including Seven Red Sundays (Siete domingos rojos), Mr Witt Among the Rebels (Mr Witt en el cantón) and The War in Spain (Contraataque). During the Spanish Civil War Sender was among the contributors of El Mono Azul, a Republican literary magazine.

Sender's son is the composer and writer Ramón Sender. One of his several grandchildren is Sol Sender, a designer best known for his work on the Obama campaign logo.

Publications

In Spanish

• Imán (1930)
• Siete domingos rojos (1932)
• Mr. Witt en el cantón (1935)
• Contraataque (1937)
• El lugar de un hombre (1939)
• Mexicayotl (1940)
• Crónica del alba (1942)
• La esfera (1947)
• El rey y la reina (1949)
• El verdugo afable (1952)
• Mosén Millán (1953) (republished later in 1960 renamed as Requiem por un campesino español)
• Bizancio (1956)
• La tesis de Nancy (1962)
• El bandido adolescente (1965)
• La aventura equinoccial de Lope de Aguirre (1968)

In English translation

• Mr. Witt Among the Rebels (1937); original Spanish: Mr. Witt en el cantón
• Seven Red Sundays (1938); original Spanish: Siete domingos rojos
• The War in Spain: A Personal Narrative (1937); original Spanish: Contraataque
• Chronicle of Dawn (1945); original Spanish: Crónica del alba
• Requiem for a Spanish Peasant (1960); original Spanish: Requiem por un campesino español
• The Affable Hangman (1964); original Spanish: El verdugo afable

External links

• Profile
• Biography
• Ramón J. Sender: One of the most important Spanish expatriate writers
• Ramón J. Sender at Find a Grave