# The Cervantes Prize winners of the 2000s

The ten writers who received the Miguel de Cervantes Prize between 2000 and 2009.

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- Sep 10, 2024 · Teresa Fernández
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## Top 10

1. **Francisco Umbral** (33 · ▲35 ▼2) — Spain, 2000. Chronicler of Madrid and author of Mortal y rosa.
2. **Álvaro Mutis** (17 · ▲24 ▼7) — Colombia, 2001. Creator of Maqroll the Lookout.
3. **Gonzalo Rojas** (16 · ▲18 ▼2) — Chile, 2003. Poet of La miseria del hombre.
4. **Rafael Sánchez Ferlosio** (15 · ▲17 ▼2) — Spain, 2004. Author of El Jarama.
5. **José Jiménez Lozano** (14 · ▲18 ▼4) — Spain, 2002. Castilian novelist and essayist.
6. **Antonio Gamoneda** (13 · ▲14 ▼1) — Spain, 2006. Poet from León, author of Descripción de la mentira.
7. **José Emilio Pacheco** (9 · ▲11 ▼2) — Mexico, 2009. Author of Battles in the Desert.
8. **Sergio Pitol** (8 · ▲13 ▼5) — Mexico, 2005. Author of The Art of Flight.
9. **Juan Marsé** (8 · ▲11 ▼3) — Spain, 2008. Author of Últimas tardes con Teresa.
10. **Juan Gelman** (6 · ▲9 ▼3) — Argentina, 2007. A poet marked by the disappearance of his son under the dictatorship.

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