Spanish Writer. He was born in Badajoz (Extremadura, Spain) and died in Faringdon (England). He was forced to exile during Spanish Civil War and came to live on state of LordFaringdon. This experience marked his work, and he wrote some books about the Spanish Civil War. His masterpiece is the trilogy La Forja de un Rebelde, that include La Forja, La Ruta and la Llama. He become english citizen and worked for the BBC radio. Other of his books El poeta y su pueblo, Unamuno, La raíz rota and El centro de la pista. His wife Ilse Barea was the translator of his works, and was buried with him. (bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)  Family links:  Spouse:  Ilsa Kulcsar Pollak Barea* *Calculated relationship