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Jacinto Octavio Picón
1852–1923
A sharp-eyed Spanish novelist, journalist, and art critic, he wrote with unusual frankness about society, morality, and modern life. His work brings together literary elegance, liberal ideas, and a strong feel for Spain at the turn of the twentieth century.
7 Audiobooks
Dulce y sabrosa
by Jacinto Octavio Picón
La vistosa
by Jacinto Octavio Picón
Cuentos de mi tiempo
by Jacinto Octavio Picón
El enemigo
by Jacinto Octavio Picón
Tres mujeres: La recompensa, Prueba de un alma, Amores románticos
by Jacinto Octavio Picón
Vida y obras de don Diego Velázquez
by Jacinto Octavio Picón
Lázaro: casi novela
by Jacinto Octavio Picón
About the author
Born in Madrid on September 8, 1852, Jacinto Octavio Picón spent part of his childhood in France before returning to Spain to study law in Madrid. Although trained as a lawyer, he built his career in letters and public life, working as a journalist, critic, and novelist while also developing a strong reputation as an art critic.
Picón wrote fiction, essays, and journalism, and he is often remembered for bringing a liberal, modern outlook to Spanish literature of his time. Alongside his literary work, he was closely connected to major cultural institutions: he became a member of the Real Academia Española and the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, and later served as librarian of the Spanish Royal Academy.
He died in Madrid on November 19, 1923. Today he is valued not only as a novelist, but also as a cultured public intellectual whose writing moved easily between literature, politics, and the visual arts.