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Irene Vallejo, Elvira Lindo and Juan José Millás, were awarded by the Madrid booksellers.

Also recognized this year were: "Madre Medusa" (Mother Medusa), by Kitty Crowther, as Best Illustrated Album; "El Buscón en las Indias" (The Searcher in the Indies), by Juanjo Guarnido and..

The Guadalajara Book Fair awards Vila-Matas

The Spanish writer received the most prestigious award of the Mexican contest.

Spain's forgotten literary star from a turbulent age is rescued from oblivion

María Teresa León knew Camus, met Stalin and was cruelly lost to Alzheimer’s. Now her memoir is being republished.

‘Ordesa’ Is a Meditation on Yearning, Solitude and Family

From the start, it’s clear that “Ordesa” will be a variation on the autobiographical novel: The narrator or speaker, or confessor — is a 50-ish Spanish writer named Manuel,..

PRH Doubles Down On Spanish-Language Publishing

Earlier this month, Penguin Random House announced the creation of Penguin Random House Español (PRHE), a new Spanish-language publishing division.

Poet Francisco Brines Named 2020 Winner Of Spain’s Cervantes Prize For Literature.

The poet Francisco Brines has won the Miguel de Cervantes 2020 Spanish Prize for Literature, which is awarded by the Ministry of Culture and Sport, including a cash prize of 125,000 euros.

First volume of Barack Obama’s memoir to be published in November by Editorial Debate.

The presidential memoirs of Barack Obama will be published in two volumes, the first entitled A Promised Land. The first volume was released on the 17th November in 25 different languages.

Vargas Llosa receives the Francisco Umbral award for ‘Tiempos Recios’ (Hard Times).

The writer points out that the most important consequence of literature is that it makes citizens "deeply critical of society as it stands."

The Eñe Festival jumps onto the screen

Writers and readers meet from November 16 to 21 sitting in their own homes. The literary festival jumps to the screen. The Eñe Festival is a meeting point between writers and readers.

Luis Mateo Díez wins the National Prize for Literature

The jury of the competition, granted by the Ministry of Culture and endowed with 40,000 Euros, highlights "his uniqueness as a writer, heir to an oral culture in which he was born and from which he registers a progressive disappearance."

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