Alfaguara Explained
Alfaguara is a Spanish-language publishing house that serves markets in Hispanic America, Spain and the United States. It was founded by the Spanish writer and Nobel prize winner Camilo José Cela.[1]
History and profile
Alfaguara was established in 1964.[2] It was part of Editoriales del Grupo Santillana.[3] In March 2000 Santillana, which publishes over 117 million books each year, was acquired by the Spanish conglomerate PRISA.[4] In 2014, PRISA sold Santillana's trade operations to Penguin Random House.[5]
It awards the Alfaguara Prize, a prestigious Spanish-language literary award.[6] The prize, launched in 1998, goes to an unpublished work of fiction in Spanish.[7]
Alfaguara Infantil and Alfaguara Juvenil publish books for children and young people.[8]
Publications
Notes and References
- News: El centenario de Camilo José Cela conmemora al Nobel en su dimensión polifacética . Fernando . Díaz de Quijano . 23 February 2016 . 7 September 2018 . . es.
- Web site: Alfaguara celebrates its 50th anniversary, while the Alfaguara Nobel Prize celebrates its 17th Edition. America Reads Spanish. 9 August 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304074503/http://arsbooks.org/news/ars-news/3169-alfaguara-celebrates-its-50th-anniversary,-while-the-alfaguara-novel-prize-celebrates-its-17th-edition.html. 4 March 2016. dead.
- Web site: Literary works, essay and references. Santillana. 30 March 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120323051732/http://www.santillana.com/en/pagina/creacion-literaria-ensayistica-y-de-referencia/. 23 March 2012. dead.
- Web site: A Global Company. Santillana. 30 March 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120322222318/http://www.santillana.com/en/pagina/compania-global/. 22 March 2012. dead.
- Web site: PRH to Buy Major Spanish-Language Publisher. Publishers Weekly. 14 July 2014.
- Web site: Argentine Leopoldo Brizuela Wins Alfaguara Prize. Latin American Herald Tribune . 30 March 2012.
- Web site: Premio Alfaguara. (Alfaguara Award for Novel). goodreads. 30 March 2012.
- Web site: Quiénes somos. Alfaguara Infantil. 30 March 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120323193820/http://www.librosalfaguarainfantil.com/es/quienes-somos/. 23 March 2012. dead.