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JosE MartInez Ruiz[hOsA´ mArtE´neth rOOEth´] Pronunciation Key, 1873?–1967, Spanish writer. He often used the pseudonym AzorIn. A political radical in the 1890s, he moved steadily to the right. In literature MartInez exemplified the Generation of '98 (a term he coined), especially in his attempt to define the eternal qualities of Spanish life. His essays and criticism are written in a simple, compact style. Particularly notable are his impressionistic descriptions of Castilian towns and landscape. Among his many other works are the autobiographical novels La voluntad (1902) and Antonio AzorIn (1903); the novel Don Juan (1922, tr. 1923); and a collection of short stories (1929, tr. 1931).
See studies by L. A. LaJohn (1961) and K. Glenn (1981).
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