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Julio Llamazares

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in Vegamián, León, Spain

March 28, 1955

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Julio Llamazares was born in Vegamián, a small village in the region of León. At the age of twelve he left the mountain area, attended a boarding school in Madrid and then studied law. Today Llamazares works as a writer, journalist and scriptwriter.

After two poetry volumes which were published under the titles of 'La lentitud de los bueyes' (1979) and 'Memoria de la nieve' (1982), his successful debut as a novel writer came out in 1985 'Luna de lobos'.

Llamazares had his literary breakthrough with the novel 'La lluvia amarilla' in 1988. The novel is about Andrés, an old man who is the last inhabitant of a forsaken village in the Pyrenees. Andrés reminds the former vitality of this place and contemplates about forgetting, death, and lonelines Julio Llamazares was born in Vegamián, a small village in the region of León. At the age of twelve he left the mountain area, attended a boarding school in Madrid and then studied law. Today Llamazares works as a writer, journalist and scriptwriter.

After two poetry volumes which were published under the titles of 'La lentitud de los bueyes' (1979) and 'Memoria de la nieve' (1982), his successful debut as a novel writer came out in 1985 'Luna de lobos'.

Llamazares had his literary breakthrough with the novel 'La lluvia amarilla' in 1988. The novel is about Andrés, an old man who is the last inhabitant of a forsaken village in the Pyrenees. Andrés reminds the former vitality of this place and contemplates about forgetting, death, and loneliness. With the story of the dying village, Llamazares has depicted a concise development of Spanish society in a bribingly direct speech. Hundreds of villages have disappeared in the last decades because the inhabitants have moved to the cities. In the first three years after its publication, 'La lluvia amarilla' was already re-published 15 times.

In the autobiographical novel 'Escenas de cine mudo' (1994), the narrator returns to Olleros, the place of his childhood. After the death of his mother he finds a photo album with old black and white photos. With the help of the yellowed photos he goes back to his past and describes, in loosely connected scenes, his experiences from the view of a child, thus bestowing an insight into the social history of the region.

Llamazares holds a special place in Spanish contemporary literature. He belongs to the few authors who concern themselves with rural Spain, the remote areas and the decline of damned mountain villages. With his unassuming and convincingly told stories of everyday life, he plays a large part in the existence of this world not being forgotten in the general frenzy of modernization.

Llamazares has published collections of stories, such as 'En mitad de ninguna parte' (1981) and chronicles ('El Entierro de Genarin', 1998). Furthermore, he edited an Anthology about the city of Madrid, which came out as 'Los viajeros de Madrid' in 1998. Articles he wrote as a journalist are collected in 'En Babia' (1991) and 'Nadie escucha' (1995). Llamazares’ travel reports about forgotten regions and districts were published as 'El río del ovido' (1990) and 'Trás-os-Montes' (1998). He also wrote filmscripts and extended reportages – among these, one about Berlin. Recently, his novel "El cielo de Madrid" (2005) was published. The author lives in Madrid and León. ...more

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	La lluvia amarilla 4.03 avg rating — 3,693 ratings — published 1988 — 63 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Luna de lobos 3.92 avg rating — 885 ratings — published 1985 — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Distintas formas de mirar el agua 3.42 avg rating — 440 ratings — published 2015 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Vagalume 3.33 avg rating — 300 ratings — published 2023 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	El cielo de Madrid 3.06 avg rating — 220 ratings — published 2005 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Las lágrimas de San Lorenzo 3.22 avg rating — 207 ratings — published 2007 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Escenas de cine mudo 3.51 avg rating — 129 ratings — published 1994 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	El río del olvido 3.69 avg rating — 121 ratings — published 1990 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	La lentitud de los bueyes: Memoria de la nieve 3.66 avg rating — 100 ratings — published 1982 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Primavera extremeña 2.80 avg rating — 101 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Sometimes, you think you have forgotten everything, that the rust and dust of the years have destroyed all the things we once entrusted to their voracious appetite. But all it takes is a noise, a smell, a sudden, unexpected touch, and suddenly the alluvion of time sweeps pitilessly over us, and our memories light up with all the brilliance and fury of a lightning flash”
― Julio Llamazares, The Yellow Rain

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“الزمن كفيل بمحو الجراح ، الزمن مطر أصفر صبور يخمد أعتى النيران في هدوء، لكن هناك نيراناً تظل مشتعلة تحت الأرض، وشقوقاً جافة وعميقة جدا في الذاكرة، لا يمكن محوها ولا حتى بالموت، فيحاول الإنسان أن يتعايش معها، ويتراكم الصمت والصدأ على الذاكرة، وعندما يعتقد أن كل شيء قد انتهى ، فإن رسالة أو صورة يمكن أن تفجر وتمزق طبقة الجليد التي تغطي الذاكرة.”
― Julio Llamazares, La lluvia amarilla

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“وهذه كانت طريقتي الوحيدة للحياة وسط الخراب والموت, الإمكانية الوحيدة لاحتمال العزلة والخوف من الجنون, أذكر عندما كنت طفلاَ, كنت استمع الى حكايات أبي عن أحداث زمن آخر, عن أجدادي وشيوخ القرية الذين يجلسون حول النار, وتفكيري في أنهم كانوا في هذه الحياة قبل أن أولد يخنقني ويصيبني بالكآبة, كنت أستمع إليهم دون أن يراني أحد-أجلس على مقعد في أحد الأركان-استمع اليهم الى أن يغلبني النعاس وأحول حكاياتهم الى ذكريات خاصة بي, أتخيل الأماكن والأشخاص الذين يتحدثون عنهم, اعطيهم ملامحهم كما أريد, تماماَ كرسم مشهد لأمنية أو تفكير, أشكل ذكرياتي بهذه الطريقة لتكون موازية لذكرياتهم.”
― Julio Llamazares

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