Amanda Junquera Butler | |
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Born | Madrid, Spain | 19 October 1898
Died | 27 December 1986 Madrid, Spain | (aged 88)
Nationality | Spanish |
Other names | Isabel de Ambía, Amanda Junquera, Amanda Alcázar-Junquera |
Occupation | writer |
Years active | 1941–1961 |
Spouse | Cayetano Alcázar Molina |
Partner | Carmen Conde Abellán |
Amanda Junquera Butler (19 October 1898 – 27 December 1986) was a Spanish writer. Raised in Madrid, she attended university during the Spanish Civil War at the University of Valencia. Junquera was a noted translator, chronicler, and short story writer in the mid-20th century, whose works and impact received new interest in the 21st century with republishing of some of her works and scholarship on her life.