Overview
- The $100,000 award was announced at a closing gala in the Gran Teatro de Cáceres by jury president Juan Manuel Bonet.
- Ramírez, a 2017 Cervantes laureate who has lived in exile since 2021, used his speech to honor those stripped of citizenship and to speak about Nicaragua’s political crisis.
- The jury praised El caballo dorado for its experimental, kaleidoscopic construction, and the book was published in 2024 by Alfaguara.
- This sixth biennial capped a four-day program across Cáceres, Trujillo and Badajoz, with appearances by Álvaro Vargas Llosa, Raúl Tola and Extremadura’s president María Guardiola.
- The finalists were Gustavo Faverón (Minimosca), Pola Oloixarac (Bad hombre), Ignacio Martínez de Pisón (Castillos de fuego), David Uclés (La península de las casas vacías) and Gioconda Belli (Un silencio lleno de murmullos).