In 1952, he was appointed deputy director of the newspaper "El Norte de Castilla", and his battles with censorship became increasingly direct and frequent. The writer entered a new phase in his life in which he would publish a new work virtually every year, namely: "Mi idolatrado hijo Sisí" (My adored son Sissi) 1953, "La partida" (The departure) 1954, "Diario de un cazador "(Diary of a hunter) 1955, "Premio Nacional de Narrativa" (National Prize for Fiction), "Un novelista descubre América" (A novelist discovers America) 1956, "Siestas con viento sur" (Siestas with southern wind) 1957, Fastenrath Award, "Diario de un emigrante" (Diary of an emigrant) 1958, and "La hoja roja" (The red leaf), 1959. This last novel was existentialist in content and deals with a photographer who recalls his life on the brink of his retirement. In 1956, his son Juan Delibes was born. He would become a biologist like his siblings and fan of hunting and fishing like his father. In 1958, the writer was appointed director of "El Norte de Castilla".