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awards the Alfaguara Prize, a prestigious Spanish-language literary award.[6] The prize, launched in 1998, goes to an unpublished work of fiction in Spanish.[7]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
- El señor del cero (1997)
References
- Fernando Díaz de Quijano. El centenario de Camilo José Cela conmemora al Nobel en su dimensión polifacética El Cultural, 23 February 2016, retrieved 7 September 2018^
- Alfaguara celebrates its 50th anniversary, while the Alfaguara Nobel Prize celebrates its 17th Edition America Reads Spanish, retrieved 9 August 2014^
- Literary works, essay and references Santillana, retrieved 30 March 2012^
- A Global Company Santillana, 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, retrieved 30 March 2012^