Premio Iberoamericano Planeta-Casa de América de Narrativa
Premio Iberoamericano Planeta-Casa de América de Narrativa was a Latin American Spanish language literary award.[1] The winner received US$200,000 making it one of the richest literary prizes in the world.[2] Beyond the large endowment, the award was also notable for the large number of books which were judged; in 2010 over 600 books entered the award, far surpassing the approximately 120 books which entered the Man Booker Prize, for example.[2][3]
The first award was in 2007. It was given annually, generally in March, in a Latin American capital that was designated each year.[1] The Prize was for an unpublished text written in Spanish, and had an endowment of $200,000 for the winner and $50,000 for the runner-up.[1] The goal of the award was to promote Spanish-language fiction in all Latin American countries.[1] The prize was sponsored by Grupo Planeta, one of the largest publishers in the world.[1] The jury was composed of five members: one representative of each of the two convening entities (Editorial Planeta and Casa de América) and three personalities in the world of Latin American literature.[1]
The 2010 Prize, that was to be given in Valparaíso, Chile, was suspended because of the 2010 Chile earthquake.[4] In 2011 there was no runner-up prize. After 2012, the prize was canceled.
Winners and runner(s)-up
[edit]2007 Bogotá, Colombia
- Pablo de Santis, El enigma de París
- Alonso Cueto, El susurro de la mujer ballena
- Jorge Edwards, La Casa de Dostoievsky
- Fernando Quiroz, Justos por pecadores
2009 Mexico City, Mexico
- Ángela Becerra, Ella, que todo lo tuvo
- Pedro Ángel Palou, El dinero del diablo
2010 Valparaíso, Chile
- Suspended because of the 2010 Chile earthquake.
2011 Santiago, Chile[3]
- Antonio Skármeta, Los días del arco iris
- No runner-up.
2012 Madrid, Spain[5]
- Jorge Volpi, La tejedora de sombras
- 10 runners-up.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f Planeta-Casa de América de Narrativa, official website
- ^ a b Prize: Premio Iberoamericano Planeta-Casa de América de Narrativa at complete review Literary Saloon, March 17, 2011.
- ^ a b Chile’s Skarmeta Wins Lucrative Literary Honor, Latin American Herald Tribune, March 17, 2011
- ^ Premio Planeta-Casa de América serán en marzo 2011[permanent dead link ]
- ^ Jorge Volpi wins, Casa America website, Feb 14, 2012.
External links
[edit]- Planeta-Casa de América de Narrativa, official website