Premio Planeta de Novela (Planeta Novel Prize)
1 appearances
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Edition 28 (1979) Winner
Manuel Vázquez Montalbán
マヌエル・バスケス・モンタルバン
Manuel Vazquez Montalban
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1939-06-14 （Barcelona, Spain）
- Died
- 2003-10-18 （Bangkok, Thailand） age 64
- Nationality
- Spanish
- Languages
- Spanish
- Residence History
- Barcelona (birthplace and longtime residence) → Madrid (journalistic and editorial activity)
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Journalist, Poet, Essayist, Critic, Gastronome
- Active Years
- 1963-2003
- Affiliations
- Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia (member)
- Memberships
- Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia
- Influenced By
- Jorge Luis Borges, Gabriel García Márquez, Federico García Lorca
- Influenced
- Andrea Camilleri (named his protagonist in homage)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Autonomous University of Barcelona | Faculty of Philosophy | Philosophy | — | — | Spain |
Autonomous University of Barcelona
Faculty of Philosophy
/ Philosophy
Country:
Spain
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Premio Planeta | Los mares del Sur | — | Editorial Planeta | 受賞 |
| 1991 | National Narrative Award (Premio Nacional de Narrativa) | Galíndez | — | Spanish Ministry of Culture | 受賞 |
| 1994 | Premio Internazionale di Letteratura Ennio Flaiano | Autobiografía del general Franco | — | Ennio Flaiano Foundation | 受賞 |
Premio Planeta
1979
Work:
Los mares del Sur
Organization:
Editorial Planeta
Result:
受賞
National Narrative Award (Premio Nacional de Narrativa)
1991
Work:
Galíndez
Organization:
Spanish Ministry of Culture
Result:
受賞
Premio Internazionale di Letteratura Ennio Flaiano
1994
Work:
Autobiografía del general Franco
Organization:
Ennio Flaiano Foundation
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Grand Prix de Littérature Policière
1 appearances
Best Crime Novel in Swedish Translation
1 appearances
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Edition 22 (1992) Winner
Premi Flaiano (Flaiano Prizes)
1 appearances
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Edition 0 (1994) Winner
Works
Major Works
Los mares del Sur
1979 Novel / Detective fictionA Pepe Carvalho novel combining crime investigation with political and gastronomic commentary. Winner of the Premio Planeta in 1979, it brought broad recognition.
CrimePolitical critiqueGastronomy
Adaptations
- [Film/Television]
Translations
- Translated into several languages, including English and Italian
Galíndez
1991 Novel / Historical fictionA novel rooted in real events and political background, exploring power and violence. Winner of the National Narrative Award in 1991.
PoliticsPowerHistory
Translations
Autobiografía del general Franco
1992 Satirical essay / FictionA work on Franco combining political analysis and satire. Awarded the Ennio Flaiano international prize in 1994.
SatirePolitical critique
Bibliography
- Memoria y deseo (poetry collection)
- Yo maté a Kennedy (Pepe Carvalho series, 1972)
- Tatuaje (Pepe Carvalho series, 1975)
- Los mares del Sur (Pepe Carvalho series, 1979)
- Galíndez (1991)
- Autobiografía del general Franco (1992)
- La aznaridad (posthumous, 2003)
Adaptations
- Film and television adaptations of the Pepe Carvalho series
Translations of Works
- Los mares del Sur has been translated into English, Italian and other languages
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Sociopolitical perspectiveIronical and satirical toneDetailed descriptions incorporating gastronomy and urban landscape
- Recurring Motifs
- Cooking and mealsBarcelona/Catalonia settingPolitical and power critiqueInvestigation by the detective Carvalho
Legacy
A prolific Barcelona-born writer known for the Pepe Carvalho series and sociopolitical essays. In his honor the FC Barcelona Foundation and the Catalan College of Journalists established the Manuel Vázquez Montalbán International Journalism Award in 2004.
Archives
- Comprehensive bibliography hosted by the University of Oslo (online database)
In Popular Culture
- Italian writer Andrea Camilleri named his protagonist Salvo Montalbano in homage to him.
Trivia
- He was an avid supporter of FC Barcelona.
- He spent 18 months in prison after participating in a 1962 miners' strike.
- He wrote the libretto for Salvador Dalí's opera-poem Être Dieu.
- He contributed for many years to the Madrid-based newspaper El País.