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 Editorial Planeta (Planeta Publishing House).

The prize honors one of the finest Spanish writers of the so-called "Generation of 98", José Augusto Trinidad Martínez Ruíz (1873-1967), who used to sign his works under the pseudonym of Azorín.

The prize is given annually to a non-published and original novel, whose author receives 68.000 € (some 93.000 dollars). As part of the prize, Planeta publishes the awarded novel.

List of winners

Winners of the Azorín Award for Best Novel
YearTitleAuthor
1990 Tras el verde[2]Alicia Plante
1994 La novela de Pepe AnsúrezGonzalo Torrente Ballester
1995 El burdel de Lord ByronLuis Antonio de Villena
1996 La cárcel del amorLuis Racionero
1997 El último banqueteJesús Ferrero
1998 El hombre, la hembra y el hambreDaína Chaviano
1999 Bajarás al reino de la tierraJosé Luis Ferris
2000 Cielos de barroDulce Chacón
2001 El secreto de la lejíaLuisa Castro
2002 La muerte blancaEugenia Rico
2003 Dios se ha idoJavier García Sánchez
2004 El secreto de OrcelisManuel Mira
2005 El penúltimo sueñoÁngela Becerra
2006 La crin de DamoclesJavier Pérez
2007 La caza salvajeJon Juaristi
2008 Pólvora negraMontero Glez
2009 El arte de perderLola Beccaria
2010 El amor del reyBegoña Aranguren Gárate
2011 Indian expressPepa Roma
2012 CaprichoAlmudena de Arteaga
2013 La mujer que lloraZoe Valdés
2014 Hotel ParadisoRamón Pernas
2015 Sus ojos en míFernando González Delgado
2016 Dispara a la lunaReyes Calderón
2017 Llamadme AlejandraEspido Freire
2020 La vida desnudaMónica Carrillo

References

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ 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.
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