Premio Azorín
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 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 signs 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.
| Year | Winner Novel | Author |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 2007 | La caza salvaje | Jon Juaristi |
| 2008 | Pólvora negra | Montero Glez |
| 2009 | El arte de perder | Lola Beccaria |