Julio Llamazares facts for kids
Julio Llamazares (born March 28, 1955) is a Spanish writer from Vegamián, León Province. He is known for his poems, novels, and articles.
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About Julio Llamazares
Julio Llamazares is a talented writer who creates poems, novels, and many essays and newspaper articles. He often writes about the history and memories of Spanish society. He also focuses on how old traditions in the countryside are slowly disappearing.
His work includes many different types of writing. He has written six novels, several collections of poems, short stories, and essays. He has also written travel books, movie scripts, and newspaper articles. Since the early 1980s, he has had a regular column in the newspaper El País. You might have also heard him on the radio or seen him on TV.
Early Works
His first books were two collections of poems. The first was La lentitud de los bueyes, published in 1979. The second was La memoria de la nieve, which came out in 1982.
Famous Novels
His first novel, Luna de lobos, was published in 1985. It was later made into a movie in 1987. The movie was directed by Julio Sánchez Valdés and starred actors like Santiago Ramos and Antonio Resines. The story is about four people hiding in the Cantabrian mountains. They were trying to avoid being caught during a difficult time in Spanish history, the early days of the Spanish Civil War. They stayed hidden for nine years. This book has been translated into English as Wolf Moon. It tells a powerful story about the challenges people faced during that period.
His second novel, La Lluvia amarilla, was published in 1988. It was translated into English as The Yellow Rain. This book tells the story of the very last person living in Ainielle. Ainielle is a village in the Pyrenees mountains in Spain. Today, the village is empty and in ruins.
About Awards
For many years, Julio Llamazares has said he does not want his books to be considered for prizes. In 2016, he politely removed his novel, Distintas formas de mirar el agua, from the list for a prize called the Premio de la Crítica de Castilla y León.
Julio Llamazares' Works
Novels and Stories
- Luna de lobos (1985), a novel
- La lluvia amarilla (1988), a novel
- Escenas del cine mudo (1994), a novel
- En mitad de ninguna parte (1995), stories
- Tres historias verdaderas (1998), stories
- El cielo de Madrid (2005), a novel
- Las lágrimas de San Lorenzo (2013), a novel
- Distintas formas de mirar el agua (2015), a novel
- Vagalume (2023), a novel
Poetry Collections
- La lentitud de los bueyes (1979)
- Memoria de la nieve (1982)
- Versos y Ortigas: 1973-2008 (2009)
Essays and Articles
- El entierro de Genarín: Evangelio apócrifo del último heterodoxo español (1981)
- En Babia (1991), newspaper articles
- Nadie escucha (1995), newspaper articles
- En mitad de ninguna parte (1995), newspaper articles
- Los viajeros de Madrid (1998), newspaper articles
- Modernos y elegantes (2006), newspaper articles
- Entre perro y lobo (2008), newspaper articles
Travel Books
- El río del olvido (1990)
- Trás-os-montes (1998)
- Cuaderno del Duero (1999)
- Las rosas de piedra (2008)
- Atlas de la España imaginaria (2015)
- El viaje de Don Quijote (2016)
- Las rosas del sur (2018)
Movie Scripts
- Retrato de un bañista (1984)
- Luna de lobos (1987)
- El techo del mundo (1995)
- Flores de otro mundo (1999)
Other Works
- Antología y Voz; El Búho Viajero (2007), an anthology
- Historia de una pasión included in Cristina García Rodero Second edition (2008). ISBN: 9788492841004.
English Translations
Translated Novels
- The Yellow Rain (La lluvia amarilla) translated by Margaret Jull Costa, Harvill Press (2003) ISBN: 018-604695-2
- Wolf Moon (Luna de lobos) translated by Simon Deefholts & Kathryn Phillips-Miles, Peter Owen Publishers/Istros Books, (2017) ISBN: 978-07206-1949-2
Translated Essays and Articles
- My childhood hero has died (Muere el héroe de mi infancia) translated by Simon Deefholts & Kathryn Phillips-Miles, included as Afterword in Wolf Moon, Peter Owen Publishers/Istros Books, (2017). This article was first published in La Crónica de León in 2004.
- Postmemory (La posmemoria) translated by Simon Deefholts & Kathryn Phillips-Miles, published on Peter Owen Publishers website (2017). This article was first published in El País in 2006.
Awards and Recognitions
- 1978: Premio Antonio González de Lama.
- 1982: Premio Jorge Guillén.
- 1983: Premio Ícaro.
- 1992: Premio de Periodismo El Correo Español-El pueblo vasco.
- 1993: Premio Nonino.
- 1994: Premio Cardo d’Oro.
- 1994: Premio ITAS del libro dei montagni.
- 1999: "Best film" in International Critics’ Week at the Cannes International Festival, shared with Icíar Bollaín.
See also
In Spanish: Julio Llamazares para niños
