El abuelo Delibes

"Don't worry, son. Rest easy—I haven't lost my serve since '72." With these reassuring words, Grandpa and I crossed the net to the other side of the court, a clear goal in mind: to defeat opponents who had pushed us into a tight match and would undoubtedly put up a fierce fight in the final game. Beyond his life as a writer, Miguel Delibes was a family man—a lesser-known side of him that shone brightly in his most private moments. Tennis, cycling, hunting, Sedano, family intricacies, and the nerves he felt before the Cervantes Prize ceremony are just some of the episodes recounted here by the second of the writer's eighteen grandchildren. Though he didn't have a "typical" grandfather, he knew a truly special person who—in his own way—devoted himself wholeheartedly to each and every one of them.