Parent company | Penguin Random House |
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Founded | 1964 |
Country of origin | Spain |
Headquarters location | Madrid |
Distribution | Spain, Latin America |
Official website |
www |
Alfaguara is a Spanish-language publishing house that serves markets in Latin America, Spain and the United States. It was founded by the Spanish writer and Nobel prize winner Camilo José Cela. [1]
Alfaguara was established in 1964. [2] It was part of Editoriales del Grupo Santillana. [3] In March 2000 Santillana, which publishes over 117 million books each year, was acquired by the Spanish conglomerate PRISA. [4] In 2014, PRISA sold Santillana's trade operations to Penguin Random House. [5]
It awards the Alfaguara Prize, a prestigious Spanish-language literary award. [6] The prize, launched in 1998, goes to an unpublished work of fiction in Spanish. [7]
Alfaguara Infantil and Alfaguara Juvenil publish books for children and young people. [8]
Parent company | Penguin Random House |
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Founded | 1964 |
Country of origin | Spain |
Headquarters location | Madrid |
Distribution | Spain, Latin America |
Official website |
www |
Alfaguara is a Spanish-language publishing house that serves markets in Latin America, Spain and the United States. It was founded by the Spanish writer and Nobel prize winner Camilo José Cela. [1]
Alfaguara was established in 1964. [2] It was part of Editoriales del Grupo Santillana. [3] In March 2000 Santillana, which publishes over 117 million books each year, was acquired by the Spanish conglomerate PRISA. [4] In 2014, PRISA sold Santillana's trade operations to Penguin Random House. [5]
It awards the Alfaguara Prize, a prestigious Spanish-language literary award. [6] The prize, launched in 1998, goes to an unpublished work of fiction in Spanish. [7]
Alfaguara Infantil and Alfaguara Juvenil publish books for children and young people. [8]