Key Points

• Wrote in a pessimistic, picaresque style

• Defined himself as a radical liberal, individualist and anarchist

• Vivid yet impersonal style

• His characters are often set on the Spanish Basque region

• Admired men of action, similar to Nietzsche

• His liberal ideas put his life at risk during the Spanish Civil War

Relevant Works

• El árbol de la ciencia

• Zalacain el aventurero

• Camino de perfección

• La Busca

• Miserias de la guerra

• Mala hierba

• Aurora roja

• La ciudad de la niebla