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David Uclés

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in Úbeda, Spain

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Magical Realism

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82º Premio Nadal por su cuarta novela «La ciudad de las luces muertas».

Su tercera novela, La península de las casas vacías (Ediciones Siruela), fue galardonada con el Premio Cálamo Mejor Libro del Año 2024, el Premio Andalucía de la Crítica, el Premio Espartaco a mejor novela histórica, el XX Premio Dulce Chacón, el Premio San Clemente, el Premio Kelvin 505 a mejor novela fantástica, el Premio a mejor novela del festival 42 y el Premio Andalucía de la Cultura. También fue la candidata española al Premio de Literatura de la Unión Europea 2025 y fue finalista de la VI Bienal Vargas Llosa. Ha alcanzado 35 ediciones en año y medio y ha vendido más de 450.000 ejemplares, siendo elegida uno de los bestsellers de los años 2024-2026. La novela está ...more

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	La península de las casas vacías 4.10 avg rating — 9,722 ratings — published 2024 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	La muerte y la primavera by Mercè Rodoreda, David Uclés (Goodreads Author) (Afterword), Eduardo Jordá (Translator) 3.75 avg rating — 4,303 ratings — published 1986 — 52 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	La ciudad de las luces muertas 3.09 avg rating — 951 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Emilio y Octubre 4.04 avg rating — 220 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	El llanto del león 4.13 avg rating — 54 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Momentos estelares de la humanidad (Panorama) by Stefan Zweig, David Uclés (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Claudia Toda Castán (Translator) 4.55 avg rating — 29 ratings — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Península das Casas Vazias by David Uclés (Goodreads Author), J. Teixeira de Aguilar (Tradução) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	La península de les cases buides by David Uclés (Goodreads Author), Núria Parés Sellarès (Translator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“Acaso hemos hecho estéril el suelo por cuyo amor dimos la vida, al sembrarlo tan copiosamente con la cal de nuestros huesos.”
― David Uclés, La península de las casas vacías

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“El campo es bello de lejos y poco tiempo; de cerca y constante, a veces mata.”
― David Uclés, La península de las casas vacías

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“aquel monstruo fascista, aunque terminara por tener solo una cabeza, al inicio tenía la forma de una hidra.”
― David Uclés, La península de las casas vacías

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