Enrique Vila-Matas wins Spain's National Prize for Letters
The Catalan novelist, known for blending fiction with essay and citation, has been awarded the Premio Nacional de las Letras Españolas 2026.
Spain's Ministry of Culture has awarded the Premio Nacional de las Letras Españolas 2026 to Enrique Vila-Matas, according to El País. The prize recognizes a body of work the ministry described as "postmodern fiction" built on a "metaliterary project grounded in citation, hybridity and essayistic play," the paper reported.
Vila-Matas, a Catalan writer, is also a columnist for El País, which noted the connection in its report.
The source material available does not specify the prize's jury, its monetary value, or which of Vila-Matas's books were cited in the ministry's reasoning beyond the general description of his literary approach.
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