Ramón J. Sender

Ramón José Sender Garcés (3 February 1901 – 16 January 1982) was a Spanish novelist, essayist and journalist. Several of his works were translated into English by the distinguished zoologist, Sir Peter Chalmers Mitchell, including ''Seven Red Sundays (Siete domingos rojos)'', ''Mr Witt Among the Rebels (Mr Witt en el cantón)'' and ''The War in Spain (Contraataque)''. He published articles in the Valencia-based ''Orto'' magazine between 1932 and 1934. During the Spanish Civil War Sender was among the contributors of ''El Mono Azul'', a Republican literary magazine.

Sender's son is the composer and writer Ramón Sender. One of his several grandchildren is Sol Sender, a designer best known for his work on the Obama campaign logo. Provided by Wikipedia