Emilio Carrere (Madrid, 18 December 1881 – Madrid, 30 April 1947) was a Spanish writer. He is best known for his 1920 gothic historical novel La torre de los siete jorobados (Eng: The Tower of the Seven Hunchbacks). In 1944, this was the basis for the film, La torre de los siete jorobados, directed by Edgar Neville.[1]

Emilio Carrere
Born18 December 1881
Died30 April 1947
Madrid, Spain
OccupationWriter

Works

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Poetry

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  • Románticas (1902)
  • El caballero de la muerte (1909)
  • Del amor, del dolor y del misterio (1915)
  • Dietario sentimental (1916)
  • Nocturnos de otoño (1920)
  • Los ojos de los fantasmas (1920, second edition, Buenos Aires, 1924)
  • Ruta emocional de Madrid (1935)

Prose

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  • La cofradía de la pirueta (1912)
  • Rosas de meretricio (1917)
  • La copa de Verlaine (1918)
  • Aventuras extraordinarias de Garcín de Tudela (1919)
  • La torre de los siete jorobados (Eng: The Tower of the Seven Hunchbacks) (1920)
  • El sacrificio (1922)
  • La Amazona (1923)
  • La cortesana de las cruces (1925)
  • La calavera de Atahualpa (1934)

References

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  1. ^ Hardy & Mile p.86

Bibliography

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  • Hardy, Phil & Milne, Tom. Horror. Aurum Press, 1996.
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