El mundo (lit.'The World') is a 2007 autobiographical novel by the Spanish writer Juan José Millás. It is inspired by childhood memories and is about a boy who lives on the street and tries to grasp the history of the world.[1][2][3]

El mundo
AuthorJuan José Millás
LanguageSpanish
Genreautobiographical novel
PublisherPlaneta
Publication date
2007
Publication placeSpain
Pages233
ISBN9788408075967

The book received the 2007 Premio Planeta de Novela after Millás had submitted it under the pseudonym Tiresias and with the fake title A ciegas.[1] It received the National Literature Prize for Narrative in 2008.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Juan José Millás gana el Planeta de Novela y Boris Izaguirre queda finalista". El Mundo (in Spanish). 17 October 2007. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  2. ^ Schifino, Martín (8 February 2008). "El mundo de Millás". Revista de libros. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  3. ^ Geli, Carles (16 October 2007). "Millás conquista el Planeta con una evocación de su niñez y adolescencia". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Millás gana el Premio Nacional de Narrativa". El País (in Spanish). 13 October 2008. Retrieved 4 January 2024.