Literary editor Pablo Alvarez he ganado el Azorín de Novela Award 2026subsidized with the amount of 45,000 euros, with the song “The necessity of love” after the jurado did not know these games at the event celebrated in the Auditorio de la Diputación de Alicante (Adda).
The work is “above all a great love story of those who always mark but never forget”, as the author, originally from Priego de Córdoba, said to receive the prize, to whom he introduced himself under a pseudonym Guido Reni.
This novel, which deals with bisexuality and macho violence, among other social issues,” he claims to give voice to people who are silent; It is the story of a generation that felt free, but you had to make a coup”, said the ganador, who revealed that he is dedicating the award to his father, who has been ill for a month.
He explained that the novel arose out of a trip he made to Rome to speak to the audience of the Spanish Academy, located in the church of San Pietro in Montorio, where the main altar was entered. Beatrice Cenciaristocrat and heroine of the Renaissance.
“I asked who she was and one of the close ones explained it to me and I thought that this story would be a novella. I thought that one of them should write (protagonize) the story of this woman” in a period of his life in which a young man would “face the dilemmas” of existence such as “love, sex, Traición… All the dilemmas that life offers us and now the idea and the main character were born.”
On the first amendment
Álvarez revealed that this is his first novel, but that he has previously written plays, screenplays and some articles. Until now, no one was afraid of the genre of the novel because of the “daba of modesty”.
They are convened annually by the Planeta Group and the Alicante Deputation and one of the most talented people in the countryit certainly saw a record turnout for the next year, with 735 original novels from around the world, including 121 from Spain, ten from the rest of Europe, 44 from North America, 76 from South America, four from Central America, one from Asia, and 479 did not report progress.
Ten finalists were selected from all of them and decided to win the award.
On the back, the viewer stated that “all great news are representative moments of this country, humanity or the world”.
“It seems to me that there is a generation marked by the belief that we lack a sexual level at my side,” revealed Álvarez, who added: “Think about new relationships as we have experienced the topic at the moment.”
Regarding the award-winning work, he admitted that he was “very critical” during its preparation. “I never saw the end, I never thought it was good, I’m not done with the repairsbut I want to do something worthy,” he said.
“Ode to Freedom”
Álvarez explained that “The Necessity to Love” is “an ode to freedom, to the freedom to be and to be able to love as we want; it’s a derecho that we all have to hold,” he affirmed.
On the other hand, he commented that it was “impressive” to make the transition from editor to writer. “I’m used to talking about other people’s books and talking about my own story. I want all (authors) to appreciate that I learned this office because of them and because of the work of their professional associates,” he said.
Por su parte, writer and integral part of jurado, Luz Gabasexpressed, without revealing the content, the need for the reader to read the first sentence of the novel. “It’s the first sentence that all writers want to write. A great way to write a novel that is engaging, surprising and worthwhile.”
The jury was assembled by the regional deputy of culture, Juan de Dios Navarrowho served as president; writers Reyes Calderón, Juan Eslava Galán y Luz GabasDoctor of Hispanic Philology and Literary Criticism, Jaime Maswriter and literary critic Jose Ferrandiz and editor-in-chief of Planeta, Belén Lopez Celada.
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