Premio Planeta de Novela (Planeta Novel Prize)
1 appearances
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Edition 33 (1984) Winner
Francisco González Ledesma
フランシスコ・ゴンサレス・レデスマ
Francisco González Ledesma
Aliases:
González Ledesma
Pen Names:
Silver Kane（Popular pen name used for Western novels; wrote many popular paperback novels.）,
Enrique Moriel（Alternative pen name used for some novels and crime fiction.）,
Taylor Nummy（Another pseudonym used for genre fiction.）,
Silvia Valdemar（One of the female pen names used.）,
Rosa Alcázar（Used as a female pen name for romance novels.）,
Fernando Robles（Another male pseudonym used (including some romance titles).）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1927-03-17 （Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain）
- Died
- 2015-03-02 （Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain） age 87
- Nationality
- Spanish
- Languages
- Spanish
- Residence History
- Barcelona (resident for most of his life)
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Comic writer, Lawyer, Journalist
- Active Years
- 1941-2015
- Influenced By
- Influenced
- Spanish crime writers and contemporary works set in Barcelona
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | Premio Internacional de Novela | Sombras viejas | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1984 | Premio Planeta de Novela | Crónica sentimental en rojo | — | Editorial Planeta | 受賞 |
| 1986 | Prix Mystère | La Dama de Cachemira | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2002 | Premio Hammett | El pecado o algo parecido | — | International Association of Crime Writers (presumed) | 受賞 |
| 2005 | Prix Mystère | Cinco mujeres y media | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2007 | RBA Prize for Crime Writing | Una novela de barrio | — | RBA (publisher) | 受賞（€125,000） |
Premio Internacional de Novela
1948
Work:
Sombras viejas
Result:
受賞
Premio Planeta de Novela
1984
Work:
Crónica sentimental en rojo
Organization:
Editorial Planeta
Result:
受賞
Prix Mystère
1986
Work:
La Dama de Cachemira
Result:
受賞
Premio Hammett
2002
Work:
El pecado o algo parecido
Organization:
International Association of Crime Writers (presumed)
Result:
受賞
Prix Mystère
2005
Work:
Cinco mujeres y media
Result:
受賞
RBA Prize for Crime Writing
2007
Work:
Una novela de barrio
Organization:
RBA (publisher)
Result:
受賞（€125,000）
Awards & Nominations
Prix Mystère de la critique
2 appearances
Works
Major Works
Crónica sentimental en rojo
1984 Crime / MysteryA Mendez series novel set in Barcelona in which urban memory and crime intertwine; features private investigator Méndez.
crimeurban memorymorality and vengeance
Translations
- unknown
La Dama de Cachemira
1986 Crime novelA story centered on a mysterious woman and the events surrounding her; winner of the 1986 Prix Mystère.
mystery of individualsshadows of the past
Una novela de barrio
2007 Crime / Social novelSet in a Barcelona neighborhood, this ensemble crime novel intertwines community life and crime; winner of the RBA Prize.
community and crimesocial realism
Bibliography
- Sombras viejas (1948)
- Expediente Barcelona (1983)
- Crónica sentimental en rojo (1984)
- La Dama de Cachemira (1986)
- El pecado o algo parecido (2002)
- Una novela de barrio (2007)
- Méndez (2006)
- Peores maneras de morir (2013)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- concise, terse narrationhard-boiled influenced stylefocus on urban description
- Recurring Motifs
- Barcelona streetscapememory and regretoutlaws and everyday life
Health
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Stroke (complications)2015Died in 2015 from complications of a stroke.
Legacy
One of Spain's leading crime novelists and extremely prolific (notably under the pen name Silver Kane for Westerns). Winner of major prizes including the Premio Planeta and the RBA Prize; left an important mark on Barcelona-based urban crime fiction.
In Popular Culture
- Pen name Silver Kane permeated popular culture through numerous Western novels.
Trivia
- He is reported to have written over 1,000 novels under the pen name Silver Kane.
- The 2007 RBA Prize he won was, at the time, the world's most lucrative crime fiction prize (€125,000).