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The novels 'La hora antes del alba', by Isabel Allende, and 'La añoranza', by Sergio Hernández Carrasco, winner and finalist of the 2026 Planeta Prize. © Planeta

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Isabel Allende: the big surprise behind the winning pseudonym of the Premio Planeta

Redacció TheNBP

At the Premio Planeta, the mystery does not always lie between the pages of a novel. At times, it begins with the signature. The game of pseudonyms has become one of the prize's chief attractions: behind an invented name may lurk an emerging author as easily as an established literary...

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Premio Planeta: nine finalists, hidden identities and one million euros at stake

Ainara Valadez Medina

Juan Marsé, Camilo José Cela, Ana María Matute, Eduardo Mendoza. Four illustrious names of Spanish literature united by a single distinction: winning the Premio Planeta. This Thursday, nine novels compete to join this historic roll of honour in an edition celebrating 75 years of the prize in Barcelona. Beyond the...

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When poetry rebels

Poetry does not always demand calm and silence. It can also be born of hunger, desire, or the need to break with established ways. It can be a cry, a movement, or a provocation, but also emerge from the page, occupy a stage, mix with music, or transform into an...