Awards & Winners

Premio Planeta de Novela

Premio Planeta de Novela

The Premio Planeta de Novela is a Spanish literary prize, awarded since 1952 by the Spanish publisher Grupo Planeta to an original novel written in Spanish. It is one of about 16 literary prizes given by Planeta. Financially, it is the second most valuable literary award in the world after the Nobel Prize for Literature with the winner receiving €601,000. In terms of a single book prize, it is the most valuable in the world. It was created by José Manuel Lara Hernández in 1952 and is awarded on 15 October, St Teresa's day, Teresa being the name of Lara's wife. Since 1974 there has also been an award to the runner up, which now stands at €150,000.

Check all the winners of Premio Planeta de Novela presented under Premio Planeta de Novela since 1993 .


Mario Vargas Llosa

Honored for : Death in the Andes