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About Jorge Semprun

Jorge Semprun (1923-2011) was an author, screenwriter, and engaged political intellectual. He was born in Spain and educated in exile in France, where he joined the Spanish Communist Party in 1942 (he was expelled in 1964). He became a resistant during the Nazi occupation, before being arrested and deported to Buchenwald concentration camp. He served as Spain's minister of culture from 1988-91.

Jorge Semprun died in Paris on 7 June 2011

Articles by Jorge Semprun

Wednesday 8th June

What being "European" means to me

Jorge Semprun, 8 June 2011

Jorge Semprun's experience of exile and incarceration, political engagement and imaginative writing meant that he both lived and reflected on the disasters that befell Europe in the mid-20th century, Here, he seeks the heart of Europe via a journey through three moments of its modern history.

(This article was first published on 27 February 2002)

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