Luis Mateo Díez

El espíritu del páramo, La ruina del cielo and El oscurecer). 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. Díez won the Miguel de Cervantes Prize in 2023, the most prestigious literary award in the Spanish-speaking world.

The recorded working language is Spanish. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are essay. Positions recorded include Member of the Royal Spanish Academy. Distinctions recorded are Castilian Narrative Critic Award, National Novel Prize, Castilla and León critics award and Café Gijón Award.

• Honorific Prefix — The Most Excellent • Birth Name — Luis Mateo Díez Rodríguez • Born — 21 September 1942 • Birthplace — Villablino (León), Spain Luis Mateo Díez Rodríguez (born 21 September 1942) 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 (e.g. El espíritu del páramo, La ruina del cielo and El oscurecer). 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. Díez won the Miguel de Cervantes Prize in 2023, the most prestigious literary award in the Spanish-speaking world.