Miguel Delibes (1920–2010) was one of Spain’s most popular twentieth-century writers. He is the author of Five Hours with Mario and The Heretic, among other works. Peter Bush is an award-winning literary translator from Catalan, French, Spanish, and Portuguese. Colm Tóibín is an award-winning novelist and critic.

“[Delibes] is a master of compression, using the art of omission to convey a slow-burning sense of injustice. . . . Peter Bush’s exemplary translation remains faithful to Delibes’s Castilian original.”—Tobias Grey, Financial TimesShortlisted for the 2026 Spain-USA Foundation Translation Award, sponsored by ALTAPraise for Miguel Delibes:  “Passion in ordinary lives, sobriety and melancholy are the flavors of Delibes’s writing. . . with a profound empathy for nature and the poor. . . The Holy Innocents [is] a ferocious story.”—The Guardian  “One of the great Spanish writers of the past century.”—The Economist  “A prolific and much-honored Spanish novelist who explored human nature through the lives of common folk living in the rich Castilian countryside. . . . Delibes was often Spain’s leading nominee for the Nobel Prize in Literature. Known for his humble nature, his empathy for the poor and a lifelong commitment to rural Spain and its traditions, . . . [in] The Holy Innocents, Mr. Delibes examined wealth and poverty in rural Spain.”—New York Times  “Miguel Delibes [was] one of Spain’s literary treasures.”—Words Without Borders  “Delibes’s hauntingly stark, gritty prose style captured the essence of Spain’s rural and provincial life.”—The Independent

Miguel Delibes (1920–2010) was one of Spain’s most popular twentieth-century writers. He is the author of Five Hours with Mario and The Heretic, among other works. Peter Bush is an award-winning literary translator from Catalan, French, Spanish, and Portuguese. Colm Tóibín is an award-winning novelist and critic.

“[Delibes] is a master of compression, using the art of omission to convey a slow-burning sense of injustice. . . . Peter Bush’s exemplary translation remains faithful to Delibes’s Castilian original.”—Tobias Grey, Financial TimesShortlisted for the 2026 Spain-USA Foundation Translation Award, sponsored by ALTAPraise for Miguel Delibes:  “Passion in ordinary lives, sobriety and melancholy are the flavors of Delibes’s writing. . . with a profound empathy for nature and the poor. . . The Holy Innocents [is] a ferocious story.”—The Guardian  “One of the great Spanish writers of the past century.”—The Economist  “A prolific and much-honored Spanish novelist who explored human nature through the lives of common folk living in the rich Castilian countryside. . . . Delibes was often Spain’s leading nominee for the Nobel Prize in Literature. Known for his humble nature, his empathy for the poor and a lifelong commitment to rural Spain and its traditions, . . . [in] The Holy Innocents, Mr. Delibes examined wealth and poverty in rural Spain.”—New York Times  “Miguel Delibes [was] one of Spain’s literary treasures.”—Words Without Borders  “Delibes’s hauntingly stark, gritty prose style captured the essence of Spain’s rural and provincial life.”—The Independent

Miguel Delibes (1920–2010) was one of Spain’s most popular twentieth-century writers. He is the author of Five Hours with Mario and The Heretic, among other works. Peter Bush is an award-winning literary translator from Catalan, French, Spanish, and Portuguese. Colm Tóibín is an award-winning novelist and critic.

“[Delibes] is a master of compression, using the art of omission to convey a slow-burning sense of injustice. . . . Peter Bush’s exemplary translation remains faithful to Delibes’s Castilian original.”—Tobias Grey, Financial TimesShortlisted for the 2026 Spain-USA Foundation Translation Award, sponsored by ALTAPraise for Miguel Delibes:  “Passion in ordinary lives, sobriety and melancholy are the flavors of Delibes’s writing. . . with a profound empathy for nature and the poor. . . The Holy Innocents [is] a ferocious story.”—The Guardian  “One of the great Spanish writers of the past century.”—The Economist  “A prolific and much-honored Spanish novelist who explored human nature through the lives of common folk living in the rich Castilian countryside. . . . Delibes was often Spain’s leading nominee for the Nobel Prize in Literature. Known for his humble nature, his empathy for the poor and a lifelong commitment to rural Spain and its traditions, . . . [in] The Holy Innocents, Mr. Delibes examined wealth and poverty in rural Spain.”—New York Times  “Miguel Delibes [was] one of Spain’s literary treasures.”—Words Without Borders  “Delibes’s hauntingly stark, gritty prose style captured the essence of Spain’s rural and provincial life.”—The Independent