Alfaguara
Spanish publisher
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| Parent company | Penguin Random House |
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| Founded | 1964; 60 years ago (1964) |
| Country of origin | Spain |
| Headquarters location | Madrid |
| Distribution | Spain, Latin America |
| Official website | www |
Alfaguara is a Spanish-language publishing house that serves markets in Latin 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awards the Alfaguara Prize, a prestigious Spanish-language literary award.[6] The prize, launched in 1998, goes to an unpublished work of fiction in Spanish.[7]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
- El señor del cero (1997)
References
- ^ Díaz de Quijano, Fernando (23 February 2016). "El centenario de Camilo José Cela conmemora al Nobel en su dimensión polifacética". El Cultural (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 September 2018.
- ^ "Alfaguara celebrates its 50th anniversary, while the Alfaguara Nobel Prize celebrates its 17th Edition". America Reads Spanish. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
- ^ "Literary works, essay and references". Santillana. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
- ^ "A Global Company". Santillana. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
- ^ "PRH to Buy Major Spanish-Language Publisher". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- ^ "Argentine Leopoldo Brizuela Wins Alfaguara Prize". Latin American Herald Tribune. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
- ^ "Premio Alfaguara. (Alfaguara Award for Novel)". goodreads. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
- ^ "Quiénes somos". Alfaguara Infantil. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
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