The Fernando Lara Novel Award ( es, Premio Fernando Lara de Novela, links=no) is given annually in Spain by the José Manuel Lara Foundation and the

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publishing house to an unpublished novel in the Spanish language. The publication of the finalist (runner-up) work is not expected, although it is sometimes published by Planeta itself (as in the case of ''

The Shadow of the Wind ''The Shadow of the Wind'' ( es, La sombra del viento) is a 2001 novel by the Spanish writer Carlos Ruiz Zafón and a worldwide bestseller. The book was translated into English in 2004 by Lucia Graves and sold over a million copies in the UK aft ...

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Carlos Ruiz Zafón Carlos Ruiz Zafón (; 25 September 1964 – 19 June 2020) was a Spanish novelist known for his 2001 novel ''La sombra del viento'' ('' The Shadow of the Wind''). Biography Ruiz Zafón was born in Barcelona. His grandparents had worked in a fa ...

, finalist in 2000). Created in 1996, it is named after the youngest son of , founder of the publishing house, and who was CEO of Grupo Planeta until his death in a traffic accident in August 1995. The award's endowment is €120,200. It is delivered in May of the respective year.

Winners

References

External links

José Manuel Lara Foundation

Fernando Lara Novel Award
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