Manuel Vilas
Illustration — Manuel Vilas at the Frankfurt Book Fair 2022 Manuel Vilas (born 1962) is a Spanish writer. He has achieved distinction in several genres, including poetry, essays, short stories and novels. His novel Alegría was a finalist for the Premio Planeta while an earlier book Ordesa won the Prix Femina Étranger.
Manuel Vilas
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- Born
- 1962 · Barbastro.
- Nationality
- Spain
- Occupation
- poet · writer · narrator
- Fields
- belletristic literature · poetry
- Education
- University of Zaragoza
- Known for
- Alegría
- Honours
- Aragonese Literature Award · Premio Internacional de Poesía Ciudad de Melilla · Premio Nadal
- Languages
- Spanish
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Illustration — Manuel Vilas at the Frankfurt Book Fair 2022 Manuel Vilas (born 1962) is a Spanish writer. He has achieved distinction in several genres, including poetry, essays, short stories and novels. His novel Alegría was a finalist for the Premio Planeta while an earlier book Ordesa won the Prix Femina Étranger.
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He teaches at the University of Iowa.
Manuel Vilas studied at University of Zaragoza. The recorded working language is Spanish. The field of work recorded is belletristic literature and poetry. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are essay. Works named in the authority record are Alegría. Distinctions recorded are Aragonese Literature Award, Premio Internacional de Poesía Ciudad de Melilla and Premio Nadal.
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Manuel Vilas is recorded as poet, writer and narrator.
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1962
Manuel Vilas born at Barbastro.
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Manuel Vilas received Aragonese Literature Award, Premio Internacional de Poesía Ciudad de Melilla and Premio Nadal.
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- 1.Manuel Vilas. FNAC.
- 2.Manuel Vilas: “La familia es el único espacio libre de capitalismo”. 1134-6582.
- 3.Manuel Vilas logra el Premio Nadal con ‘Nosotros’, su novena novela.
- 4.Me acuerdo de Ordesa. www.zendalibros.es.
- 5.MANUEL VILAS: 'Si en Ordesa traté el universo del hijo, en Alegría he querido tratar el universo del padre'.
- 6.Manuel Vilas: Roma.
- 7.Manuel Vilas: «La poesía es mi vida, mi familia, mi casa, mi nación y mi memoria».
- 8.Manuel Vilas e 'Islandia'.
- 9.El Mundo (2019, 16 de octubre). Javier Cercas y Manuel Vilas, ganador y finalista del Premio Planeta más literario.
- 10.Manuel Vilas: "Esta novela está sirviendo para que me cuenten cantidad de divorcios".
- 11.EL MAL GOBIERNO - Libreria Santos Lectores.
- 12.LAS ARENAS DE LIBIA - MANUEL VILAS - 9788489858824.
- 13.Poesía Completa (1980-2018) - Novedades.
- 14.Manuel Vilas: «Elvis cambió el mundo tanto como lo pudo cambiar Freud con el psicoanálisis» - Jot Down Cultural Magazine.
- 15.Aire nuestro de Manuel Vilas recibe el Premio Cálamo Libro del año.
- 16.Manuel Vilas, Premio de las Letras Aragonesas 2015.
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The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 14 August 2026.
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