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Cercas, Javier

Country/Region:
Spain
Born:
April 6, 1962
Genres:
Miscellaneous prose
Portrait image of Javier Cercas Photo: Ola Erikson / Forflex
The Spanish author and essayist Javier Cercas was born in Ibahernando (Cáceres), Extremadura, western Spain. His father was a country vet. When Cercas was four years old, the family moved to Girona in Catalonia where he attended a Catholic school. He spent all his summer holidays in Ibahernando and has continued to be closely attached to his place of birth.

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