Romancero Gitano (1924-1927)
Romancero Gitano (Gypsy Ballads) is Federico García Lorca's collection of eighteen ballads, dated 1924 to 1927 and published by Revista de Occidente in Madrid in 1928. Drawing on Andalusia and its Romani people, it made Lorca famous across the Spanish-speaking world.
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- Revista de Occidente, Madrid, 1928
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- Articles in 21 languages
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More by Federico García Lorca
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- Yerma1934 · 1 edition
- Bodas de Sangre1935 · 1 edition
- Lament for the Death of a Bullfighter and Other Poems1937 · 1 edition
- La Casa de Bernarda Alba1946 · 1 edition
- Poet in New York1955 · 2 editions
- The Selected Poems of Federico García Lorca1955 · 2 editions
- Blood Wedding1989 · 1 edition
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How many editions of Romancero Gitano (1924-1927) are there?
We track 1 edition of Romancero Gitano (1924-1927). Each has its own page with how to identify it.
Did Romancero Gitano (1924-1927) win any awards?
Yes: Romancero Gitano (1924-1927) won the Le Monde's 100 Books of the Century, according to Wikidata.
When was Romancero Gitano (1924-1927) first published?
Romancero Gitano (1924-1927) by Federico García Lorca was first published in 1928.
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- Romancero gitano, Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
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- Romancero gitano (Q584556), Wikidata (wikidata.org)
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