Adolfo Reyes

Adolfo Reyes C. Guillot (4 February 1890 – 26 March 1968) was a Spanish journalist, novelist, essayist and playwright. He was the son of the famous writer from Malaga Arturo Reyes Aguilar and Carmen Conejo. Primarily self-taught, he learned several foreign languages, including Latin, Greek, Arabic and German, but worked most of the time as a clerk, journalist and educator, participating in the foundations of a series of local cultural institutions. His writings, characteristic for their elegant style and gentle irony, cover the genres of short story, novel, essay, memoir and drama.

Novels

 * Las Cenizas del Sándalo (1916)
 * El Carro de Asalto (1922)

Essays

 * Ensayos moriscos (1936)
 * Ideario en estampas (1947)

Theater

 * Peranzul
 * Don Lope de Sosa
 * Tragedia de villanos
 * La Danzarina y el Flautista
 * Idilio antiguo