The jury unanimously awards the XVII José Luis Sampedro Award to writer Juan José Millás, who will receive it during the next edition of Getafe Negro, from October 14 to 25.
The writer Juan José Millás has been distinguished with the XVII José Luis Sampedro Award, an accolade that the jury agreed upon unanimously and will be presented at the upcoming edition of Getafe Negro, scheduled from October 14 to 25. The organization has not yet set the exact date for the award ceremony, as reported by Noticias para Municipios.
The mayor of Getafe, Sara Hernández, has praised the author's figure and noted that his work connects with Sampedro's legacy.
His critical gaze and humanism connect with the spirit of José Luis Sampedro
Born in Valencia in 1946, Millás published his first novel, Cerbero son las sombras, in the 1970s. Throughout his career, he has won the Premio Nadal with La soledad era esto and has received the Premio Planeta and the Premio Nacional de Narrativa for El mundo.
In the journalistic field, he created the articuento, a format that blends columns and short stories. He has also authored several popular science books alongside paleontologist Juan Luis Arsuaga, a collaboration that began with La vida contada por un sapiens a un neandertal.
The Getafe Negro festival established the José Luis Sampedro Award in 2009, and the writer himself was the first recipient. Since then, authors such as Eduardo Mendoza, Rosa Montero, Antonio Muñoz Molina, Alicia Giménez Bartlett, and Carme Riera have received it.
The award ceremony will be part of the Getafe Negro programming, which will take place in the municipality from October 14 to 25. The organization will announce the specific day of the event in the coming weeks.
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