Julio Llamazares wins National Narrative Prize

Oct 2

RTVE announces that Julio Llamazares has won this year's National Narrative Prize for El viaje de mi padre. It describes his father's experience as a Civil War soldier, the author's account of the work as a plea for peace, his more than fifty years of writing and his recurring concern with memory.

On October 2, Julio Llamazares wins Spain's 2026 National Narrative Prize for El viaje de mi padre. RTVE describes the work as an account of his father's Civil War military experience and, in the author's framing, a plea for peace. It recalls his long writing career and work on memory.