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Juan Benet[bunet´] Pronunciation Key, 1927–93, Spanish novelist and essayist. He earned a degree in civil engineering and worked as a highway engineer before publishing (1961) his first work, Nunca llegarAs a nada [you'll never amount to anything]. He gained major success in 1967 with his novel, VolverAs a RegiOn [you will return to RegiOn], set in a mythical area of Spain called RegiOn. He returned to this setting in A Meditation (1969, tr. 1983); Benet received critical acclaim for his experimental and complex style. Other works include En el estado [in the state] (1977).
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