The novelist Ana María Matute (Barcelona, ​​1926) holds the seat corresponding to the letter K in the Royal Spanish Academy. One of the most distinctive voices in contemporary Spanish literature, her work has been recognized with the National Prize for Spanish Literature (2007) and the Cervantes Prize (2010). Her books have been translated into twenty-three languages.

From a young age, she was passionate about writing stories and personal experiences. As she left childhood behind, she entered the circle of the most prestigious Spanish writers, developing a literature deeply connected to emotions, within a social context dominated by post-war Spain, censorship, and control. Her themes always emerge from a young age, with a certain air of social commentary expressed in a poetic tone. Another of her best-known facets is her children's story.

He has published the following novels: Los Abel (Destino, 1948), Fiesta al Noreste (Afrodísio Aguado, 1953), Pequeño teatro (Planeta, 1954), En esta tierra (Éxito, 1955), Los hijos muertos (Planeta, 1958), Los soldados lloran de noche (Destino, 1964), Algunos muchachos (Destino, 1964), La torre vigía (Lumen SA, 1971), La trampa (Destino, 1969), Luciérnagas (Destino, 1993), Aranmanoth (Espasa Calpé, 2000), Paraíso inhabitado (Espasa Calpé, 2010).