The author obtains the award for 'Zerria' with which he "manages to find the beauty in the wound" according to the jury.

Francisco Javier Zubizarreta Dorronsoro (Patxi Zubizarreta) has been awarded this Tuesday with the National Prize for Children and Young Adult Literature 2023 for his book ‘Zerria.’ The jury highlighted his work “for the exceptional narrative quality and the challenging power of the story with hypnotic descriptions that reflect on the human condition.

For the mastery of a story capable of stirring and moving our conscience, our memory and our present.” Likewise, the jury noted that “Zubizarreta, with his exquisite delicacy and elegant writing, manages to find beauty in the wound and turns literature for young audiences into a precious gem.”

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