
2026 - Foro Cervantes at the University of Cambridge with David Uclés
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David Uclés takes part in a Foro Cervantes lecture at the Faculty of Modern & Medieval Languages and Linguistics in Cambridge on 15 October 2026. He will be in conversation with Professor Isaías Fanlo from the University of Cambridge. The event is free to attend.
David Uclés in conversation with Isaías Fanlo
Foro Cervantes Lecture Series
La nueva edición del FORO CERVANTES 2026 contará con el autor David Uclés en conversacion con el profesor Isaías Fanlo (Universidad de Cambridge).
David Uclés (Úbeda, 1990), licenciado en Traducción e Interpretación, es escritor, músico, ilustrador y traductor. Ha trabajado como profesor de español, alemán, francés e inglés en diversos países y actualmente colabora con La Vanguardia, El País, Diario Jaén y la cadena SER. Nacido en Úbeda, fue nombrado Hijo Predilecto de la ciudad en 2025. Con su novela La ciudad de las luces muertas (Destino, 2026) obtuvo el Premio Nadal.
Su tercera novela, La península de las casas vacías (Siruela, 2024), se convirtió en un fenómeno internacional con más de 500.000 ejemplares vendidos. Fue uno de los libros más vendidos de 2024 y 2025 y ha sido traducida a 19 idiomas, entre ellos francés, alemán, italiano y portugués. Por esta obra recibió el Premio Cálamo al Libro del Año 2024, el Premio de la Crítica de Andalucía, el Premio Espartaco a la Mejor Novela Histórica, el Premio Dulce Chacón, el Premio San Clemente, el Premio Kelvin 505 a la Mejor Novela Fantástica, el Premio a la Mejor Novela del Festival 42 y el Premio Andalucía de la Cultura. Asimismo, fue la candidatura española al Premio de Literatura de la Unión Europea 2025 y finalista de la Bienal Vargas Llosa. En 2024, Babelia la eligió como la mejor novela española del año. Además, la obra será adaptada al cine.
También ha publicado las novelas Emilio y Octubre (Dos Bigotes) y El llanto del león (Premio Complutense de Literatura 2019), y ha sido distinguido con la Beca Leonardo, la Ayuda del Ministerio de Cultura para la Creación Literaria y la Beca Montserrat Roig. El realismo mágico ocupa un lugar central en su obra.
Con su última novela, La ciudad de las luces muertas (Destino, 2026), recibió el prestigioso Premio Nadal.
Tras la entrevista se dará paso a las preguntas del público asistente.
Dirigido a estudiantes de la Universidad de Cambridge y público en general.
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The new edition of FORO CERVANTES 2025 will feature author David Uclés in conversation with Professor Isaías Fanlo from the University of Cambridge.
David Uclés (Úbeda, 1990) a translation and Interpreting graduate, is an author, musician, illustrator, and translator. He has worked as a Spanish, German, French and English teacher in various countries and now writes for La Vanguardia, El País, Diario Jaén, and La SER. Born in Úbeda, he was named the city’s hijo predilecto (distinguished native) in 2025. With his novel La ciudad de las luces muertas (Destino, 2026) he received the Nadal Award.
His third novel, La península de las casas vacías (Siruela, 2024), became an international phenomenon with more than 500.000 copies sold, becoming one of the bestsellers of 2024 and 2025 and 19 translations including French, German, Italian and Portuguese. For this novel, he received the Cálamo Award for Best Book of the Year 2024, the Andalusian Critics’ Award, the Espartaco Award for Best Historical Novel, the Dulce Chacón Prize, the San Clemente Prize, the Kelvin 505 Award for Best Fantasy Novel, the Award for Best Novel at Festival 42, and the Andalusia Culture Award. It was also Spain’s nominee for the 2025 European Union Prize for Literature and a finalist for the Vargas Llosa Biennial. In 2024 it was chosen as the best Spanish novel of the year by Babelia’s annual list (2024). La península de las casas vacías is also set to be adapted for film.
He has also published the novels Emilio y Octubre (Dos Bigotes) and El llanto del león (The Cry of the Lion, Complutense Prize for Literature 2019), and has been awarded the Leonardo Grant, the Ministry Grant for Literary Creation, and the Montserrat Roig Grant. Magical realism predominates in his work.
With his latest novel La ciudad de las luces muertas (Destino, 2026) he received the prestigious Nadal Award.
The interview will be followed by questions from the audience.
This event is aimed at students of the University of Cambridge and the general public.
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2026 - Foro Cervantes at the University of Cambridge with David Uclés takes place on Thursday, 15 October 2026 at 17:00.
2026 - Foro Cervantes at the University of Cambridge with David Uclés is held at Faculty of Modern & Medieval Languages and Linguistics in Cambridge (Sidgwick Avenue, Cambridge, CB3 9DA).
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David Uclés takes part in a Foro Cervantes lecture at the Faculty of Modern & Medieval Languages and Linguistics in Cambridge on 15 October 2026. He will be in conversation with Professor Isaías Fanlo from the University of Cambridge. The event is free to attend.
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David Uclés in conversation with Isaías Fanlo
Foro Cervantes Lecture Series
La nueva edición del FORO CERVANTES 2026 contará con el autor David Uclés en conversacion con el profesor Isaías Fanlo (Universidad de Cambridge).
David Uclés (Úbeda, 1990), licenciado en Traducción e Interpretación, es escritor, músico, ilustrador y traductor. Ha trabajado como profesor de español, alemán, francés e inglés en diversos países y actualmente colabora con La Vanguardia, El País, Diario Jaén y la cadena SER. Nacido en Úbeda, fue nombrado Hijo Predilecto de la ciudad en 2025. Con su novela La ciudad de las luces muertas (Destino, 2026) obtuvo el Premio Nadal.
Su tercera novela, La península de las casas vacías (Siruela, 2024), se convirtió en un fenómeno internacional con más de 500.000 ejemplares vendidos. Fue uno de los libros más vendidos de 2024 y 2025 y ha sido traducida a 19 idiomas, entre ellos francés, alemán, italiano y portugués. Por esta obra recibió el Premio Cálamo al Libro del Año 2024, el Premio de la Crítica de Andalucía, el Premio Espartaco a la Mejor Novela Histórica, el Premio Dulce Chacón, el Premio San Clemente, el Premio Kelvin 505 a la Mejor Novela Fantástica, el Premio a la Mejor Novela del Festival 42 y el Premio Andalucía de la Cultura. Asimismo, fue la candidatura española al Premio de Literatura de la Unión Europea 2025 y finalista de la Bienal Vargas Llosa. En 2024, Babelia la eligió como la mejor novela española del año. Además, la obra será adaptada al cine.
También ha publicado las novelas Emilio y Octubre (Dos Bigotes) y El llanto del león (Premio Complutense de Literatura 2019), y ha sido distinguido con la Beca Leonardo, la Ayuda del Ministerio de Cultura para la Creación Literaria y la Beca Montserrat Roig. El realismo mágico ocupa un lugar central en su obra.
Con su última novela, La ciudad de las luces muertas (Destino, 2026), recibió el prestigioso Premio Nadal.
Tras la entrevista se dará paso a las preguntas del público asistente.
Dirigido a estudiantes de la Universidad de Cambridge y público en general.
*
The new edition of FORO CERVANTES 2025 will feature author David Uclés in conversation with Professor Isaías Fanlo from the University of Cambridge.
David Uclés (Úbeda, 1990) a translation and Interpreting graduate, is an author, musician, illustrator, and translator. He has worked as a Spanish, German, French and English teacher in various countries and now writes for La Vanguardia, El País, Diario Jaén, and La SER. Born in Úbeda, he was named the city’s hijo predilecto (distinguished native) in 2025. With his novel La ciudad de las luces muertas (Destino, 2026) he received the Nadal Award.
His third novel, La península de las casas vacías (Siruela, 2024), became an international phenomenon with more than 500.000 copies sold, becoming one of the bestsellers of 2024 and 2025 and 19 translations including French, German, Italian and Portuguese. For this novel, he received the Cálamo Award for Best Book of the Year 2024, the Andalusian Critics’ Award, the Espartaco Award for Best Historical Novel, the Dulce Chacón Prize, the San Clemente Prize, the Kelvin 505 Award for Best Fantasy Novel, the Award for Best Novel at Festival 42, and the Andalusia Culture Award. It was also Spain’s nominee for the 2025 European Union Prize for Literature and a finalist for the Vargas Llosa Biennial. In 2024 it was chosen as the best Spanish novel of the year by Babelia’s annual list (2024). La península de las casas vacías is also set to be adapted for film.
He has also published the novels Emilio y Octubre (Dos Bigotes) and El llanto del león (The Cry of the Lion, Complutense Prize for Literature 2019), and has been awarded the Leonardo Grant, the Ministry Grant for Literary Creation, and the Montserrat Roig Grant. Magical realism predominates in his work.
With his latest novel La ciudad de las luces muertas (Destino, 2026) he received the prestigious Nadal Award.
The interview will be followed by questions from the audience.
This event is aimed at students of the University of Cambridge and the general public.
Description supplied by the event organiser.
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2026 - Foro Cervantes at the University of Cambridge with David Uclés is held at Faculty of Modern & Medieval Languages and Linguistics in Cambridge (Sidgwick Avenue, Cambridge, CB3 9DA).
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