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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 4.05 avg rating — 13,601 ratings — published 2024 — 12 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) 3.76 avg rating — 4,971 ratings — published 1986 — 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
	La ciudad de las luces muertas 2.95 avg rating — 2,216 ratings — 6 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 3.95 avg rating — 305 ratings — 3 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 4.04 avg rating — 76 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) 4.35 avg rating — 55 ratings — 14 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
	Excelsius 2026 by Alastair Reynolds, Alfredo Álamo (Goodreads Author), Becky Chambers (Goodreads Author) 3.50 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2026	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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“No hemos de olvidar que el olor de la guerra estaba compuesto por ocho sustancias: meado, mierda, miedo, vómito, sudor, pólvora, descomposición y hambre.”
― David Uclés, La península de las casas vacías

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“Así, sin más miramientos, se hablaba de la muerte en la guerra. Era un estado que podía llegarle a uno más fácilmente que el hambre y más rápido que el sueño.”
― David Uclés, La península de las casas vacías

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