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Antonio Gala Velasco is a Spanish poet, playwright, novelist and writer. A graduate in law, philosophy, politics and economics, he has written in a wide variety of genres, including journalism, short stories, essays and television scripts. He has been awarded several prizes, not only within the field of poetry but also for his contributions to theatre and opera. Among his most successful plays are Los verdes campos del Edén, Anillos para una dama, ¿Por qué corres, Ulises?, Petra Regalada, Samarkanda, Carmen, Carmen and La truhana. Among his collections of poetry are Sonetos de La Zubia, Poemas de amor, Testamento Andaluz and Enemigo íntimo. He started to write novels late in life, but he obtained an overwhelming success with El manuscrito carmesí, Águila Bicéfala, La regla de tres and La pasión turca, adapted for the cinema by Spanish director Vicente Aranda and Más allá del Jardín, adapted by Pedro Olea.