Tomás Borrás
Tomás Borrás y Bermejo (10 February 1891, Madrid - 26 August 1976, Madrid) was a Spanish journalist, novelist and playwright.
Life and career
He attended the
Eventually, he became a journalist, beginning as a collaborator at the informal daily journal,
During the
In 1953, he was named the Cronista Oficial de la Villa de Madrid (Official Chronicler of Madrid). He was also awarded the Premio Nacional de Periodismo and the Premio Nacional de Literatura . Shortly after his death, the street where he had lived for much of his life was renamed for him. The Círculo de Bellas Artes placed a commemorative plaque at the corner.
Works
He was very prolific; producing numerous novels and plays in addition to his journalistic work. He also had a fondness for verses and biographies. Most of his work is in the Modernismo style and he was deeply involved in one of the most innovative theatrical companies of the time, the Teatro de Arte , under the direction of Gregorio Martínez Sierra. Of particular note was El sapo enamorado (The Frog in Love), which preimiered in 1916, with music by Pablo Luna and decorations by José Zamora .[4]
His literary works include a collection of 203 very short stories (what would now be called "
His radio drama, Todos los ruidos de aquel día (All the Noises of that Day), was broadcast on PRISA Radio on April 24, 1931, ten days after the proclamation of the Second Republic. It is considered to be one of the first radio plays in which sound effects served as a fundamental presence.[6]
References
- ^ César González-Ruano, Memorias: mi medio siglo se confiesa a medias, Madrid, Editorial Renacimiento
- ISBN 978-84-7090-440-0
- ISBN 978-84-460-2954-0
- ^ Machado, Manuel. "Los estrenos. Eslava - El sapo enamorado, por Borrás, música de Luna", from El Liberal, 14 November 1916.
- ^ Review by Javier Barreiro.
- ^ Pedro Barea, 70 años de “Todos los ruidos de aquel día” de Tomás Borrás [1], 2001.
External links
- Enrique Domínguez Millán, Borrás, el olvidado Archived 2019-03-28 at the Wayback Machine, La Tribuna de Cuenca, 24 April 2009.
- El 200 de Beumarchais, artícle in ABC, 5 February 1932.
- Por España, artícle in ABC, 22 January 1936.