New York
In 1955, Granell traveled to New York with his friend José Vela Zanetti, a fellow Spanish exile whom he met in the Dominican Republic. Once there, he met and developed a strong friendship with Marcel Duchamp. Between 1957 and 1985 Granell lived mainly on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, New York, and was Professor Emeritus of Spanish Literature at City University of New York (CUNY).
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