Isabel Allende wins €1m Spanish literary prize under pseudonym
Summary
Chilean-American author Isabel Allende won Spain’s €1 million Premio Planeta literary prize under a fake name for her new book, a sequel to her famous novel *The House of the Spirits*. The story follows the granddaughter of the original characters and deals with political events similar to those Allende experienced during Chile’s Pinochet dictatorship.Key Facts
- Isabel Allende is 84 years old and won the 75th Premio Planeta award with her book *La hora antes del alba*.
- The new book is a sequel to her 1982 novel *The House of the Spirits*, focusing on Alba, a character recovering from torture under Pinochet’s rule.
- Allende wrote the sequel to answer readers’ questions about what happened to Alba and to highlight political issues like rising extremism.
- The Premio Planeta is one of the world’s richest literary prizes and allows submissions under pseudonyms; Allende used the name Luz Ventura.
- The award ceremony took place in Barcelona and was attended by Spain’s King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia.
- Isabel Allende has sold over 80 million books worldwide, and her works have been translated into more than 40 languages.
- The Premio Planeta prize requires winners to publish their work with Planeta, a major Spanish-language publisher.
- Past winners have included well-known authors and TV personalities, and the prize sometimes faces criticism for its choices.
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