Manuel Vázquez Montalbán

Manuel Vázquez Montalbán (June 14, 1939 - October 18, 2003) was a Spanish journalist, poet and novelist, mainly known for his novels featuring Pepe Carvalho, a Barcelona private investigator of Galician origin.

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June 14 - 1939 - October 18 - 2003 - Spanish - Barcelona - Galician

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He started out in 1967 as a poet, and his poetical work up to 1986 is published as Memoria y deseo (Memory and desire).

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1967 - Poet - 1986

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He was a Communist.

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He was well known as a gastronomer, as was Carvalho, and some of the books contain recipes.

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Gastronomer - Recipe

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For many years, he contributed columns and articles to the Madrid daily newspaper El País.

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He died in Bangkok, Thailand, while returning to his home country from a speaking tour of Australia.

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Bangkok - Thailand - Australia

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