Premio Planeta de Novela (Planeta Novel Prize)
2 appearances
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Edition 39 (1990) Runner-up
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Edition 41 (1992) Winner
Fernando Sánchez Dragó
フェルナンド・サンチェス・ドラゴ
Fernando Sanchez Drago
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1936-10-02 （Salamanca district, Madrid, Spain）
- Died
- 2023-04-10 （Castilfrío de la Sierra, Spain） age 86
- Nationality
- Spain
- Languages
- Spanish
- Residence History
- Madrid, Spain → Castilfrío de la Sierra, Spain
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Television host, Journalist
- Active Years
- 1950-2023
- Affiliations
- Asociación Manifiesto
- Memberships
- Communist Party of Spain (in youth)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colegio del Pilar | — | — | — | — | Spain |
| University of Madrid (Complutense University of Madrid) | — | — | — | — | Spain |
Colegio del Pilar
Country:
Spain
University of Madrid (Complutense University of Madrid)
Country:
Spain
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Premio Nacional de Ensayo | Gárgoris y Habidis. A Magical History of Spain | — | Spanish Ministry of Culture and Sport | 受賞 |
| 1992 | Premio Planeta | La prueba del laberinto | — | Premio Planeta / Editorial Planeta | 受賞 |
| 2006 | Fernando Lara Novel Award | Muertes paralelas | — | Fundación José Manuel Lara / Editorial Planeta | 受賞 |
| — | Premio Ondas | — | — | Premio Ondas organization | 受賞 |
| 1992 | Adopted Son of Soria | — | — | City of Soria | 受賞 |
Premio Nacional de Ensayo
1979
Work:
Gárgoris y Habidis. A Magical History of Spain
Organization:
Spanish Ministry of Culture and Sport
Result:
受賞
Premio Planeta
1992
Work:
La prueba del laberinto
Organization:
Premio Planeta / Editorial Planeta
Result:
受賞
Fernando Lara Novel Award
2006
Work:
Muertes paralelas
Organization:
Fundación José Manuel Lara / Editorial Planeta
Result:
受賞
Premio Ondas
Organization:
Premio Ondas organization
Result:
受賞
Adopted Son of Soria
1992
Organization:
City of Soria
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Gárgoris y Habidis. A Magical History of Spain
1978 Essay / Cultural historyAn essay exploring Spanish myths and traditions; controversial for passages criticized as antisemitic.
Spanish mythologycultural historynational identity
La prueba del laberinto
1992 NovelNovel awarded the Premio Planeta in 1992, a story using labyrinthine allegory.
allegoryhuman quest
Muertes paralelas
2006 Novel / BiographicalA book based on the life and death of his father; winner of the Fernando Lara Novel Award.
familymemorydeath
España viva
1967 Essay / TravelAn early collection of essays and travel writing with observations on Spain and travel.
travelSpanish culture
Bibliography
- España viva (1967)
- Gárgoris y Habidis. A Magical History of Spain (1978)
- La prueba del laberinto (1992)
- Muertes paralelas (2006)
- Many other works (over 45 books)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- essayistic, discursive prosetravel-writing approachessays with cultural-historical commentary
- Recurring Motifs
- travelSpanish mythology and folkloreindividualism/libertarian perspectivemysticism / gnostic elements
Health
-
Heart attack (cause of death)2023-04-10Died in 2023 after suffering a heart attack at his residence
Legacy
A prominent Spanish essayist and public intellectual whose influential career was marked by major literary awards and television presence, but also controversies over alleged antisemitic passages and statements about sexual encounters with minors.
In Popular Culture
- Long-running presence as a television host made him a recognizable figure in Spanish popular culture
Quotes
-
I agree with 90% of Vox's programme, but Santi Abascal is of moderate habits and I am not.
Source: Television interview / press coverage (2018) (2018)
Trivia
- Reportedly a member of the Communist Party of Spain in his youth and said to have been imprisoned and exiled for opposition to Francoist Spain.
- His book Gárgoris y Habidis was criticized for antisemitic passages.
- In 2010 he wrote that he had sexual relations with two 13-year-old girls in Japan in 1967, a claim that generated major controversy.