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Valencia, 1946

Juan José Millás

Juan José Millás (Valencia, 1946) is a Spanish novelist and journalist who has lived mostly in Madrid and has written columns for El País since 1990. His novels tend towards psychological introspection, with everyday events that turn strange, and he created his own short form, the articuento. Pecia's catalogue lists his popular science series written with the palaeontologist Juan Luis Arsuaga.

Where to start with Juan José Millás

Their books on Pecia, in the order we'd read them.

  1. La vida contada por un sapiens a un neandertalabout 7 hoursThe first in the series (2020): Millás and Arsuaga go out together to talk about where life came from and how it evolved.
  2. La muerte contada por un sapiens a un neandertalabout 8 hoursThe second instalment (2022), bringing back the pair from the first book to talk about old age, illness and death.
  3. La conciencia contada por un sapiens a un neandertalThe third instalment (2024), about the brain, memory and intelligence, with the friendship between the two as its thread.

Juan José Millás's books, second-hand

3 books with used copies for sale. On average, 29% below the cover price. Prices from 6 October 2026.

La vida contada por un sapiens a un neandertalJuan José Millásfrom €12.89 −35%
La muerte contada por un sapiens a un neandertalJuan José Millásfrom €13.27 −37%
La conciencia contada por un sapiens a un neandertalJuan José Millásfrom €16.90 −15%

What critics say

He has won some of Spain's most important prizes, including the Nadal in 1990, and both the Planeta and the National Fiction Prize for El mundo, and his work has been translated into more than twenty languages. His El País columns have a large following among readers who value the originality of his outlook and his commitment to social justice.

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Written with AI help from Wikipedia and Pecia's reading guides, and reviewed by a person. Biographical facts from Wikidata. Wikipedia (es) · Wikipedia (en)