Luis Goytisolo: key obituary facts
Is Luis Goytisolo dead? Yes. Luis Goytisolo died on July 12, 2026, at age 91.
Cause of death: Luis Goytisolo's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Luis Goytisolo known for?
He was a Spanish novelist.
More about Luis Goytisolo
Born: 17 March 1935.
Place of birth: Barcelona.
Place of death: Vimbodí.
Gender: male.
Occupation: novelist, writer.
Nationality: Spain.
Education: University of Barcelona.
Awards: Premio Biblioteca Breve, Castilian Narrative Critic Award, National Novel Prize, Spanish Literature National Prize, Anagrama Essay Prize.
Father: José María Goytisolo Taltavull.
Mother: Julia Gay Vives.
Also known as: Luis Goytisolo Gay.
Luis Goytisolo, the Spanish novelist who became one of the leading figures in postwar Spanish letters, died on July 12, 2026, at age 91.
Born in Barcelona on March 17, 1935, he wrote in Spanish and was known especially for the tetralogy Antagony, published between 1973 and 1981. Goytisolo studied law at the University of Barcelona before turning to literature and later became a member of the Real Academia Española.
Over the course of his career, he received the Premio Biblioteca Breve, the Castilian Narrative Critic Award, the National Novel Prize, the Spanish Literature National Prize and the Anagrama Essay Prize.