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The Premio Azorín de Novela (Azorín Prize for Best Novel) is one of the most important literary awards for works written in the Spanish language. It was originally created by Spain's Ministry of Information and Tourism in 1970.[1] The modern form of the award was created in 1994, by the Spanish provincial government (diputación) of Alicante together with the publishing house Editorial Planeta.
The prize honors one of the finest Spanish writers of the "Generation of 98", José Augusto Trinidad Martínez Ruiz (1873–1967), who used to sign his works with the pseudonym Azorín.
The prize is given annually to a non-published and original novel, whose author receives €68,000 (some 93,000 US dollars). As part of the prize, Planeta publishes the awarded novel.
List of winners
| Year | Title | Author |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Tras el verde[2] | Alicia Plante |
| 1994 | La novela de Pepe Ansúrez | Gonzalo Torrente Ballester |
| 1995 | El burdel de Lord Byron | Luis Antonio de Villena |
| 1996 | La cárcel del amor | Luis Racionero |
| 1997 | El último banquete | Jesús Ferrero |
| 1998 | El hombre, la hembra y el hambre | Daína Chaviano |
| 1999 | Bajarás al reino de la tierra | José Luis Ferris |
| 2000 | Cielos de barro | Dulce Chacón |
| 2001 | El secreto de la lejía | Luisa Castro |
| 2002 | La muerte blanca | Eugenia Rico |
| 2003 | Dios se ha ido | Javier García Sánchez |
| 2004 | El secreto de Orcelis | Manuel Mira |
| 2005 | El penúltimo sueño | Ángela Becerra |
| 2006 | La crin de Damocles | Javier Pérez Fernández |
| 2007 | La caza salvaje | Jon Juaristi |
| 2008 | Pólvora negra | Montero Glez |
| 2009 | El arte de perder | Lola Beccaria |
| 2010 | El amor del rey | Begoña Aranguren Gárate |
| 2011 | Indian Express | Pepa Roma |
| 2012 | Capricho | Almudena de Arteaga |
| 2013 | La mujer que llora | Zoé Valdés |
| 2014 | Hotel Paradiso | Ramón Pernas |
| 2015 | Sus ojos en mí | Fernando Delgado |
| 2016 | Dispara a la luna | Reyes Calderón |
| 2017 | Llamadme Alejandra | Espido Freire |
| 2020 | La vida desnuda | Mónica Carrillo |
References
- ↑ "Orden por la que se convoca el Premio Nacional de Literatura 'Azorín'" [Order by Which the Azorín National Award for Literature is Convened]. Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish) (308): 20892. 25 December 1970. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
- ↑ Illan, Menchu (30 November 1990). "Una escritora argentina gana el Premio Azorín de novela" [An Argentine Writer Wins the Azorín Novel Award]. El País (in Spanish). Alicante. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
External links
- Azorín Award at Editorial Planeta (in Spanish)