by Luis Mateo Díez · ALFAGUARA · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788420470313
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«El árbol de los cuentos» is the short-story collection by Luis Mateo Díez, published by Alfaguara in paperback (584 pages, in Spanish).
The book brings together stories written between 1973 and 2004, selected by Luis Mateo Díez himself. The narratives move between the everyday and the imaginary, with memory, identity and time as guiding threads; their characters and settings draw on oral tradition and a lyrical gaze that probes the human condition.
The work was published in 2006 within Alfaguara's Hispánica series. Luis Mateo Díez received the Premio Nacional de las Letras Españolas in 2020.
It will appeal to readers of literary fiction and short stories, especially those who appreciate contemporary Spanish narrative and the work of Luis Mateo Díez.
Luis Mateo Díez Rodríguez is a Spanish writer. He has written widely in a variety of genres, and has published over 50 books to date. He is best known for his works that focus on the fictional Kingdom of Celama. Two of his novels have won both the Premio de la Crítica and the Premio Nacional de Narrativa - La fuente de la edad in 1986, and La ruina del cielo in 2000. Díez also won the National Prize for Spanish Literature in 2020.
