What is Benito Pérez Galdós?
[[Image:Perez galdos.jpg|thumb|Benito Pérez Galdós]] '''Benito Pérez Galdós''' ([[May 10]], [[1843]] – [[January 4]], [[1920]]) was a [[Spain|Spanish]] [[Spanish Realist literature|realist]] [[novelist]]. Considered by many second only to [[Cervantes]] in stature, Pérez Galdós was the greatest Spanish [[Literary realism|realist]] novelist. Born in [[Las Palmas de Gran Canaria]], [[Canary Islands]], he moved to [[Madrid]] at the age of 20 where he spent most of his adult life. Within Spain his most popular works are the earlier works: the ''Episodios nacionales'' (46 volumes). Outside Spain his ''Novelas españolas contemporáneas'' are more popular. {{commons|Benito Pérez Galdós}} {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Perez Galdos, Benito}} [[Category:1843 births]] [[Category:1920 deaths]] [[Category:Spanish writers]] [[Category:Las Palmas de Gran Canaria]]