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Remedios Zafra Wins Spain’s 2025 National Essay Prize

A state jury highlights her diagnosis of dehumanizing bureaucracy in today’s intellectual work.

Overview

  • The Ministry of Culture honored Zafra for El informe. Trabajo intelectual y tristeza burocrática, published by Anagrama.
  • The award carries a cash prize of €30,000.
  • The jury, chaired by Jesús González González with representatives from Spain’s academies and cultural organizations, announced its decision today.
  • The ruling underscores the book’s call for a “radical revolt” through reappropriating time and culture to restore intellectual enjoyment.
  • Zafra is a writer, professor, and researcher at the CSIC’s Institute of Philosophy, with prior honors including the 2022 Jovellanos Essay Prize.