Premio Biblioteca Breve Explained

Premio Biblioteca Breve
Awarded For:	Unpublished novel
Sponsor:	Seix Barral (Grupo Planeta)
Location:	Barcelona, Spain
Reward:	€30,000

The Premio Biblioteca Breve is a literary award given annually by the publisher Seix Barral (now part of Grupo Planeta) to an unpublished novel in the Spanish language. Its prize is €30,000 and publication of the winning work.^[1] It is delivered in February, to a work from the preceding year.

History

On 14 June 1958, a jury comprising literary critics Josep Maria Castellet and José María Valverde, and editors (editorial director), Juan Petit (literary director) and Carlos Barral (director of the collection), gave the inaugural award in Sitges, Barcelona. As stated by members of the jury, it was intended to encourage young writers and the renewal of Spanish literature.^[2]

Due to the death of Juan Petit in January 1964 (replaced as literary director by Gabriel Ferrater), the exile of José María Valverde to Canada in 1967, and the death of Víctor Seix in October of that year, the jury was joined by, Luis Goytisolo, and Juan García Hortelano for subsequent editions. The bases were also modified: for a few years the award took Petit's name as a tribute. In the same way, the Spanish political situation dictated that, in some editions, eligibility was extended to any Iberian Romance language, although no works in Catalan or Portuguese were awarded.

The 1971 edition's jury comprised Luis Goytisolo, Juan Rulfo, Joan Ferraté i Soler, and Pere Gimferrer, with Guillermo Cabrera Infante joining in 1972. However, in 1973 the award ceased to be given due to numerous internal factors (dissensions within the publisher) and external factors (problems with censorship).^[2]

In 1998, Basilio Baltasar, the new literary director of Seix Barral (by this time part of Grupo Planeta), decided to reconvene the prize, with the aim of recovering the spirit with which it was born, trying to recognize both Spanish and Latin American authors.^{[2] [3]}

First era winners (1958–1972)

• 1958 – Las afueras by Luis Goytisolo (Spain)^[2]
• 1959 – Nuevas amistades by Juan García Hortelano (Spain)^[4]
• 1960 – Declared vacant; finalists were Encerrados con un solo juguete by Juan Marsé (Spain),^[5] La criba by Daniel Sueiro (Spain), and Los extraordinarios by Ana Mairena (Mexico)
• 1961 – Dos días de setiembre by José Manuel Caballero (Spain)^[6]
• 1962 – The Time of the Hero by Mario Vargas Llosa (Peru)^[7]
• 1963 – by Vicente Leñero (Mexico)^[8]
• 1964 – Vista de amanecer en el trópico by Guillermo Cabrera Infante (Cuba)^[3]
• 1965 – by Juan Marsé (Spain)^[5]
  • Finalist: Betrayed by Rita Hayworth by Manuel Puig (Argentina)
• 1966 – Not given
• 1967 – A Change of Skin by Carlos Fuentes (Mexico)^[9]
  • Finalist: El mercurio by (Spain)
• 1968 – País portátil by Adriano González León (Venezuela)^[10]
• 1969 – Una meditación by Juan Benet^[11]
• 1970 – Due to internal problems at the publisher, no award was given in this edition. It would have gone to The Obscene Bird of Night by José Donoso (Chile).^[12]
• 1971 – Sonámbulo del sol by Nivaria Tejera (Cuba)^[13]
• 1972 – La circuncisión del señor solo by José Leyva (Spain)^[14]

Second era winners (1999–present)

Year	Novel	Author	Nationality	ISBN.	Ref.
1999	En busca de Klingsor		Mexican
2000	Los impacientes		Argentine		^[15]
2001	Velódromo de invierno		Spanish		^[16]
2002	Satanás		Colombian		^[17]
2003	Los príncipes nubios		Spanish		^[18]
2004	La burla del tiempo		Chilean		^[19]
2005	Una palabra tuya		Spanish		^[20]
2006	La segunda mujer		Spanish		^[21]
2007	El séptimo velo		Spanish		^[22]
2008	El infinito en la palma de la mano		Nicaraguan		^[23]
2009	Corazón de napalm		Spanish		^[24]
2010	El oficinista		Argentine		^[25]
2011	Leonora		Mexican		^[26]
2012	El jardín colgante		Spanish		^[27]
2013	Música de cámara		Spanish		^[28]
2014	Ávidas pretensiones		Spanish		^[29]
2015	La isla del padre		Spanish		^[30]
2016	El Sistema		Spanish		^[31]
2017			Spanish		^[32]
2018	Trilogía de la guerra		Spanish
2019	Días sin ti	Elvira Sastre	Spanish		^[33]
2020	Noche y océano	Raquel Taranilla	Spanish		^[34]
2021	Trigo limpio	Juan Gil Navarro	Spanish		^[35]
2022	Lugar seguro	Isaac Rosa	Spanish		^[36]
2023	La educación física	Rosario Villajos	Spanish		^[37]

External links

• Premio Biblioteca Breve at Grupo Planeta

Notes and References

1. News: Fernández Mallo gana el Premio Biblioteca Breve con 'Trilogía de la guerra' . Fernández Mallo Wins the Premio Biblioteca Breve with 'Trilogía de la guerra' . . Barcelona . Spanish . 5 February 2018 . 5 September 2018.
2. News: Vuelve el Premio Biblioteca Breve, de la editorial Seix Barral . The Premio Biblioteca Breve Returns, from the Seix Barral Publishing House . Ignacio . Vidal-Folch . . Barcelona . Spanish . 2 October 1998 . 5 September 2018.
3. News: El mexicano Jorge Volpi gana el Biblioteca Breve en la 'resurrección' del premio . The Mexican Jorge Volpi Wins the Biblioteca Breve in the 'Resurrection' of the Award . Isabel . Obiols . . Barcelona . Spanish . 15 April 1999 . 5 September 2018.
4. Book: Revista de estudios hispánicos, Volumes 12-13 . . 359 . 1978 . 5 September 2018 . Google Books.
5. News: Nueva edición de 'Últimas tardes con Teresa' incluye material de la censura . New Edition of 'Últimas tardes con Teresa' Includes Censored Material . . EFE . Barcelona . Spanish . 16 March 2016 . 5 September 2018.
6. Book: Fortes, José Antonio . La nueva narrativa andaluza: una lectura de sus textos . registration . The New Andalusian Narrative: A Reading of its Texts . Anthropos Editorial . 9788476582909 . 130 . Spanish . 1990 . 5 September 2018 . Internet Archive.
7. Cinco novelas esenciales de Mario Vargas Llosa . Five Essential Novels by Mario Vargas Llosa . . Spanish . 10 July 2010 . 5 September 2018.
8. Book: Dictionary of Mexican Literature . registration . Eladio . Cortés . . 9780313262715 . 365 . 1992 . 5 September 2018 . Internet Archive.
9. News: El nuevo Premio Formentor, para Carlos Fuentes . The New Formentor Award, for Carlos Fuentes . Javier . Rodríguez Marcos . . Madrid . Spanish . 3 August 2011 . 5 September 2018.
10. Book: Uslar Pietri, Arturo . Las lanzas coloradas y cuentos selectos . The Colored Spears and Selected Stories . Pasos y pasajeros . Steps and Passengers . Fundacion Biblioteca Ayacuch . 9788466000277 . LXII . 1979 . 5 September 2018 . Google Books.
11. Book: Herzberger, David K. . The novelistic world of Juan Benet . The American Hispanist . 9780892170029 . 71 . 1976 . 5 September 2018 . Google Books.
12. Book: Gilman, Claudia . Entre la pluma y el fusil: debates y dilemas del escritor revolucionario en América Latina . Between the Pen and the Rifle: Debates and Dilemmas of the Revolutionary Writer in Latin America . Siglo Veintiuno Editores Argentina . 9789871105342 . 93 . Spanish . 2003 . 5 September 2018 . Google Books.
13. Book: ABC, Madrid . Prensa Española . 86 . Spanish . 1971 . 5 September 2018 . Google Books.
14. Book: de Dios Ruiz Copete, Juan . Introducción y proceso a la nueva narrativa andaluza . Introduction and Process to the New Andalusian Narrative . Publicaciones de la Excma . 265 . Spanish . 1976 . 5 September 2018 . Google Books.
15. Web site: El autor argentino Gonzalo Garcés gana el Premio Biblioteca Breve 'Los impacientes' narra la 'inquietud y las expectativas' de tres jóvenes de Buenos Aires . Argentine Author Gonzalo Garcés Wins the Premio Biblioteca Breve 'Los impacientes' Narrates the 'Restlessness and Expectations' of Three Young People from Buenos Aires . Isabel . Obiols . . Barcelona . Spanish . 6 April 2000 . 5 September 2018.
16. News: Juana Salabert gana el Premio Biblioteca Breve con una obra sobre el Holocausto . Juana Salabert Wins the Premio Biblioteca Breve with a Work About the Holocaust . Isabel . Obiols . . Barcelona . Spanish . 29 March 2001 . 5 September 2018.
17. News: El colombiano Mario Mendoza gana el Premio Biblioteca Breve . The Colombian Mario Mendoza Wins the Premio Biblioteca Breve . Isabel . Obiols . . Barcelona . Spanish . 5 February 2002 . 5 September 2018.
18. News: Juan Bonilla gana el Biblioteca Breve con 'Los príncipes nubios' . Juan Bonilla Wins the Biblioteca Breve with 'Los príncipes nubios' . Isabel . Obiols . . Barcelona . Spanish . 5 February 2003 . 5 September 2018.
19. News: Mauricio Electorat gana el Biblioteca Breve con 'La burla del tiempo' . Mauricio Electorat Wins the Biblioteca Breve with 'La burla del tiempo' . Manuel . Ramos Martin . . Barcelona . Spanish . 5 February 2004 . 5 September 2018.
20. News: Elvira Lindo gana el premio Biblioteca Breve con la obra 'Una palabra tuya' . Elvira Lindo Wins the Premio Biblioteca Breve with the Work 'Una palabra tuya' . . EFE . Barcelona . Spanish . 7 February 2005 . 5 September 2018.
21. News: La escritora gallega Luisa Castro obtiene el premio Biblioteca Breve con la obra 'La segunda mujer' . The Galician Writer Luisa Castro Gets the Premio Biblioteca Breve with the Work 'La segunda mujer' . . EFE . Barcelona . Spanish . 7 February 2006 . 5 September 2018.
22. News: Juan Manuel de Prada gana el Premio Biblioteca Breve con 'El séptimo velo' . Juan Manuel de Prada Wins the Premio Biblioteca Breve with 'El séptimo velo' . . EFE . Barcelona . Spanish . 29 January 2007 . 5 September 2018.
23. News: La escritora nicaragüense Gioconda Belli gana el premio Biblioteca Breve . The Nicaraguan Writer Gioconda Belli Wins the Premio Biblioteca Breve . . Madrid . Spanish . 5 February 2008 . 5 September 2018.
24. News: Clara Usón gana el premio Biblioteca Breve . Clara Usón Wins the Premio Biblioteca Breve . . EFE . Madrid . Spanish . 9 February 2009 . 5 September 2018.
25. News: El argentino Guillermo Saccomanno recibe el Biblioteca Breve de Seix Barral por la novela 'El oficinista' . Argentine Guillermo Saccomanno Receives the Biblioteca Breve from Seix Barral for the Novel 'El oficinista' . Peio H. . Riaño . . Spanish . 8 February 2010 . 5 September 2018.
26. News: Elena Poniatowska, premio Biblioteca Breve . Carles . Geli . . Barcelona . Spanish . 7 February 2011 . 5 September 2018.
27. News: Una visión provocadora de la Transición gana el Biblioteca Breve de novela . A Provocative Vision of the Transition Wins the Biblioteca Breve de Novela . Rosa . Mora . . Barcelona . Spanish . 1 February 2012 . 5 September 2018.
28. News: Rosa Regàs gana el Premio Biblioteca Breve . Rosa Regàs Wins the Premio Biblioteca Breve . . Barcelona . Spanish . 5 March 2013 . 5 September 2018.
29. News: Fernando Aramburu gana el Biblioteca Breve con 'Ávidas pretensiones' . Fernando Aramburu Wins the Biblioteca Breve with 'Ávidas pretensiones' . . Barcelona . Spanish . 10 February 2014 . 5 September 2018.
30. News: Fernando Marías obtiene el Biblioteca Breve . Fernando Marías Gets the Biblioteca Breve . Xavi . Ayén . . Spanish . 9 February 2015 . 5 September 2018.
31. News: El Biblioteca Breve premia una distopía que prevé la caída del sistema . The Biblioteca Breve Rewards a Dystopia that Foresees the Fall of the System . Carles . Geli . . Barcelona . Spanish . 9 February 2016 . 5 September 2018.
32. News: Buenas personas, malos personajes . Good People, Bad Characters . Carlos . Pardo . . Spanish . 25 April 2017 . 5 September 2018.
33. Web site: 2019-02-04 . Elvira Sastre, premio Biblioteca Breve con ‘Días sin ti’ . 2023-02-07 . La Vanguardia . es.
34. News: Polo Bettonica . Toni . Aguilar . Andrea . 2020-02-10 . Raquel Taranilla gana el Biblioteca Breve con una novela que parodia el exceso de información . es . El País . 2023-02-07 . 1134-6582.
35. Web site: 2022-12-21 . Juan Manuel Gil, Trigo limpio . 2023-02-07 . RTVE.es . es.
36. Web site: 2022-11-21 . Lugar Seguro (premio Biblioteca Breve 2022) (libro del 2022). Escrito por Isaac Rosa. ISBN 9788432239830 . 2023-02-07 . La Vanguardia . es.
37. Web site: Allison . Gonzalo Moncloa . 2023-02-06 . Rosario Villajos gana el Biblioteca Breve con una novela que piensa la identidad a través del cuerpo . 2023-02-07 . El País . es.