author
Jacinto Benavente
1866–1954
A leading voice in modern Spanish theater, he mixed sharp social observation with polished dialogue and won the 1922 Nobel Prize in Literature. His plays helped carry the traditions of Spanish drama into the 20th century.
10 Audiobooks
Tres Comedias : Sin querer; De pequenas causas...; Los intereses creados
by Jacinto Benavente
La voz de la conseja, t.1 Selección de las mejores novelas breves y cuentos de los más esclarecidos literatos
by Pío Baroja, Jacinto Benavente, Rubén Darío, Joaquín Dicenta, Ricardo León, Pedro Mata, José Nogales, Armando Palacio Valdés, condesa de Emilia Pardo Bazán, Benito Pérez Galdós, Pedro de Répide, Arturo Reyes, Miguel de Unamuno
De Sobremesa; crónicas, Quinta Parte (de 5)
by Jacinto Benavente
De Sobremesa; crónicas, Cuarta Parte (de 5)
by Jacinto Benavente
De Sobremesa; crónicas, Segunda Parte (de 5)
by Jacinto Benavente
De Sobremesa; crónicas, Tercera Parte (de 5)
by Jacinto Benavente
De Sobremesa; crónicas, Primera Parte (de 5)
by Jacinto Benavente
Señora ama: Comedia en tres actos
by Jacinto Benavente
Vidas cruzadas : Cinedrama en dos partes, dividida la primera en diez cuadros y la segunda en tres y un epílogo, y en prosa
by Jacinto Benavente
La Malquerida : Drama en tres actos y en prosa
by Jacinto Benavente
About the author
Born in Madrid on August 12, 1866, Jacinto Benavente y Martínez first studied law, but after his father's death he left his studies and traveled in France, England, and Russia. He later worked in journalism and began publishing before building a long career in the theater.
Benavente became one of Spain's most important dramatists, known for witty, carefully crafted plays that often examined manners, relationships, and the habits of society. Among his best-known works are Los intereses creados and La malquerida, and his writing earned him the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1922.
He spent most of his life closely tied to Madrid and remained a major literary figure in Spain until his death there on July 14, 1954. Today he is remembered as a central figure in the renewal of modern Spanish drama.