Cristina Fernández Cubas, Cervantes Prize Winner: “In Short Stories, You’re Always a Circus Artist Without a Safety Net”
The Catalan writer reflects that what characterizes her creation is “the unsettling nature”
Cristina Fernández Cubas, 80, from Barcelona, has won the 2026 Premio Cervantes. Her work has paved the way for new generations of narrators and maintains a constant dialogue with Latin American works of literature of the strange. With an unmistakable voice and creative freedom, she has expanded the expressive possibilities of Spanish literature. Fernández Cubas is considered one of the most important figures in Spanish literature.
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