Ramón Gómez de la Serna

Born in Madrid in 1888, Ramón Gómez de la Serna became one of the most original voices in 20th-century Spanish writing. He wrote across many forms, including novels, essays, biographies, journalism, and theater, and built a reputation as an energetic promoter of literary experimentation.

He is best known for developing the greguería, a brief form that joins wit and metaphor in a way that feels both comic and inventive. His writing and public literary activity made him an important figure in the Spanish avant-garde, and his work has also been noted for its influence on artists such as filmmaker Luis Buñuel.

After the Spanish Civil War, he lived in exile in Buenos Aires, where he continued writing until his death in 1963. Today he is remembered as a singular, playful, and deeply modern author whose ideas helped reshape Spanish-language literature.