Premio Planeta de Novela (Planeta Novel Prize)
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Edition 70 (2021) Winner
Carmen Mola
カルメン・モラ
Carmen Mola
Pen Names:
Carmen Mola（Collective pseudonym used by three Spanish writers）
Profile
- Gender
- Unknown
- Nationality
- Spain
- Languages
- Spanish
Career
- Occupations
- Fiction writer (collective)
- Active Years
- 2017-
- Influenced By
- Elena Ferrante (mentioned as a comparison)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Premio Planeta de Novela | La bestia (The Beast) | — | Grupo Planeta | 受賞 |
Premio Planeta de Novela
2021
Work:
La bestia (The Beast)
Organization:
Grupo Planeta
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
La novia gitana (The Gypsy Bride)
2018 Crime thrillerA crime thriller featuring Inspector Elena Blanco, focusing on brutal crimes and tense police investigation.
CrimePolice investigationViolence and revenge
Translations
- English translation: The Gypsy Bride
La red púrpura (The Purple Network)
2019 Crime thrillerA sequel-like novel that explores serial murders and the organizational networks behind them.
Organized crimeSerial murderInvestigation pursuit
Translations
- English translation: The Purple Network
La nena (The Girl)
2020 Crime thrillerA novel with elements of short-story intensity, focusing on a horrifying case and victims' perspectives, linked to the series.
Victim perspectiveViolenceJustice and morality
Translations
- English translation: The Girl
La bestia (The Beast)
2021 Historical thrillerA historical thriller set during a cholera epidemic in Madrid in 1834, exploring survival, violence, and corrupted power.
HistoryEpidemicSurvival and violence
Translations
- English translation: The Beast
Las madres (The Mothers)
2022 Crime fictionA work centered on mothers and their stories. Published/announced in 2022.
MotherhoodSocial issuesCrime
El Infierno
2023 Historical thriller with romance elementsSet in 19th-century Spain and Cuba, the novel mixes historical thriller, romance and survival, exploring war horrors, colonial oppression and the risks of defying fate across Madrid and Havana.
ColonialismWarFate and resistance
El clan
2024 Crime thrillerA crime drama focused on groups and organizations (published 2024).
Organized crimeUnderworld
Bibliography
- La novia gitana
- La red púrpura
- La nena
- La bestia
- Las madres
- El Infierno
- El clan
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Hard-boiled, often brutal descriptive styleDetailed procedural depiction and terse sentences
- Recurring Motifs
- Inspector Elena BlancoUrban underworldViolence and revenge
Legacy
Carmen Mola is a collective pen name that gained attention in Spain since 2017 for its brutal crime fiction and procedural skill. The 2021 Premio Planeta win—and the reveal that the name represented three men—sparked significant public debate.
In Popular Culture
- The 2021 pseudonym reveal received wide media coverage and prompted debates about feminism and marketing.
Trivia
- Carmen Mola is a collective pen name used by Jorge Díaz, Agustín Martínez and Antonio Mercero.
- They won the €1,000,000 Premio Planeta in 2021; the authors' identities were revealed at the award ceremony.