El mundo (novel)

El mundo
AuthorJuan José Millás
LanguageSpanish
Genreautobiographical novel
PublisherPlaneta
Publication date
2007
Publication placeSpain
Pages233
ISBN9788408075967

El mundo (lit.'The World') is a 2007 autobiographical novel by the Spanish writer Juan José Millás. It is inspired by childhood memories and is about a boy who lives on the street and tries to grasp the history of the world.[1][2][3]

The book received the 2007 Premio Planeta de Novela after Millás had submitted it under the pseudonym Tiresias and with the fake title A ciegas.[1] It received the National Literature Prize for Narrative in 2008.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Juan José Millás gana el Planeta de Novela y Boris Izaguirre queda finalista". El Mundo (in Spanish). 17 October 2007. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  2. ^ Schifino, Martín (8 February 2008). "El mundo de Millás". Revista de libros. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  3. ^ Geli, Carles (16 October 2007). "Millás conquista el Planeta con una evocación de su niñez y adolescencia". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Millás gana el Premio Nacional de Narrativa". El País (in Spanish). 13 October 2008. Retrieved 4 January 2024.