Premio Planeta de Novela (Planeta Novel Prize)
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Edition 13 (1964) Winner
María Concepción Alós Domingo (Concha Alós)
マリア・コンセプシオン・アロス・ドミンゴ（コンチャ・アロス）
Maria Concepcion Alos Domingo (Concha Alos)
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1926-05-22 （Valencia, Spain）
- Died
- 2011-08-01 （Barcelona, Spain） age 85
- Nationality
- Spain
- Languages
- Spanish
- Residence History
- Castelló de la Plana (childhood) → Lorca (refuge during Civil War) → Barcelona (long-term residence)
Career
- Occupations
- Writer
- Active Years
- 1958-1986
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Premio Planeta de Novela | The Bonfires | — | Grupo Planeta (Editorial Planeta) | winner |
Premio Planeta de Novela
1964
Work:
The Bonfires
Organization:
Grupo Planeta (Editorial Planeta)
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
When the Moon Changes Color
1958 NovelAn early novel exploring emotional and social situations, a precursor to her later realist works.
female experiencesocial conditions
The Dwarfs
1962 NovelOne of her 1962 debut novels, depicting marginalized people in a realist register.
marginalityrealism
The Hundred Birds
1963 NovelAn early notable work addressing the relationship between individual and community from a testimonial perspective.
communitysocial testimony
The Bonfires
1964 NovelA major work that deals directly with the darker sides of Spanish society and individual suffering; it won the Premio Planeta in 1964.
censorship and resistancedark aspects of society
The Red Horse
1966 NovelA story about flight and return in childhood, addressing themes close to the author's own experiences.
refugereturn
La Madama
1969 NovelA controversial novel known for its direct depiction of prostitution and social taboos.
prostitutionsocial taboos
King of Cats: Anthropophagous Narratives
1972 Short storiesA collection of short stories that coldly depict human desire and loneliness.
desireloneliness
Electra Speaks to You
1975 NovelA novel that mixes mythic elements with contemporary social issues, focusing on female figures.
female archetypesmyth and modernity
Argeo Is Dead, I Suppose
1982 NovelA later novel characterized by narration around existence and memory.
memoryexistence
The Killer of Dreams
1986 NovelHer last published novel, depicting the intersection of dreams, reality, and social issues.
dreams vs. realitysocial issues
Bibliography
- When the Moon Changes Color (1958)
- The Dwarfs (1962)
- The Hundred Birds (1963)
- The Bonfires (1964)
- The Red Horse (1966)
- La Madama (1969)
- King of Cats: Anthropophagous Narratives (1972)
- Electra Speaks to You (1975)
- Argeo Is Dead, I Suppose (1982)
- The Killer of Dreams (1986)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Realist styledirect, testimonial narrative
- Recurring Motifs
- sexhomosexualityprostitutionflight and returnfemale perspective
Legacy
Concha Alós is regarded as a realist voice in 20th-century Spanish literature. Her frank treatment of censorship and social taboos made her a bestselling author in the 1960s and 1970s; winning the Premio Planeta brought her wider recognition.
Trivia
- She translated some of her husband Baltasar Porcel's work from Catalan into Castilian Spanish.
- Despite problems with Francoist censorship, several of her works were bestsellers in the 1960s and '70s.