Arturo Barea

1897, Spain — 1957

Arturo Barea Ogazón (20 September 1897 – 24 December 1957) was a Spanish journalist, broadcaster and writer. After the Spanish Civil War, Barea left with his wife Ilsa Barea to live in exile in England where he died. His best-known work is his three-part autobiography La forja de un rebelde (The Forging of a Rebel). Their work has been subject to censorship or banning challenges.