Manuel Vilas

Portrait of Manuel Vilas

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Manuel Vilas is a Spanish writer. He has achieved distinction in several genres, including poetry, essays, short stories and novels. His latest novel Alegría was a finalist for the Premio Planeta while an earlier book Ordesa won the Prix Femina Étranger.

He teaches at the University of Iowa.^[1]

Selected works[]

• 2019 Premio Femina Etranger, Francia Ordesa.
• 2019 Finalista Premio Planeta por Alegría.
• 2017 Spring Fellow. Obermann Center for Advance Studies, author category. University of Iowa. Iowa City, IA.
• 2016 Orden Alejo Zuloaga, Universidad de Carabobo, Venezuela. Medalla de la Universidad Venezolana de Carabobo.
• 2016 Premio de las Letras Aragonesas 20154
• 2015 X Premio Llanes de Viajes.
• 2014 Premio Generación del 27 por el libro de poemas El hundimiento.
• 2013 Primer Premio “Antonio Machado” de Poesía por el poema “Creo”.
• 2012 Premio Ciudad de Melilla por el libro de poemas Gran Vilas.
• 2009 Premio Librería Cálamo por la novela Aire Nuestro.
• 2008 Premio Fray Luis de León de Poesía por el libro de poemas Calor.
• 2005 Premio Jaime Gil de Biedma de poesía por el libro de poemas Resurrección.
• 2002 Premio Pedro Saputo de las Letras Aragonesas por el libro de cuentos Zeta.

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