José Echegaray received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1904, making them laureate number 5 since the prize was first awarded in 1901.
They are one of 5 laureates from Spain.
The prize was shared that year with Frédéric Mistral.
Our pick for reading José Echegaray for the first time is El gran Galeoto.
One email on announcement day with the winner and where to start reading. Then one Nobel read a month.