Alfaguara
Alfaguara is a Spanish-language publishing house that serves markets in Hispanic America, Spain and the United States. It was founded by the Spanish writer and Nobel Prize winner Camilo José Cela.
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Alfaguara
- Founded
- 1964
- Founder
- Jesús Huarte Beaumont · Camilo José Cela
- Headquarters
- Madrid
- Activity
- publishing
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Alfaguara is a Spanish-language publishing house that serves markets in Hispanic America, Spain and the United States. It was founded by the Spanish writer and Nobel Prize winner Camilo José Cela.
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Overview
Overview
It is associated with Spain. The record gives 1964 as its date of establishment or first appearance. Its recorded founders are Jesús Huarte Beaumont and Camilo José Cela. Its recorded seat is Madrid. The recorded field of activity is publishing.
Key facts
Key facts
• Parent — Penguin Random House • Country — Spain • Headquarters — Madrid • Distribution — Spain, Latin America • Url — http: www.alfaguara.com/
History and profile
History and profile
Alfaguara was established in 1964. In 1980 it become part of Editoriales del Grupo Santillana. In March 2000 Santillana, which publishes over 117 million books each year, was acquired by the Spanish conglomerate PRISA. In 2014, PRISA sold Santillana's trade operations to Penguin Random House. It awards the Alfaguara Prize, a prestigious Spanish-language literary award. The prize, launched in 1998, goes to an unpublished work of fiction in Spanish. Alfaguara Infantil and Alfaguara Juvenil publish books for children and young people.
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Institutional history
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1964
Alfaguara established.
1964
Alfaguara is recorded from 1964.
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- Spain
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• El señor del cero (1997)
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- “Alfaguara”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q3324371: Alfaguara
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- Gemeinsame Normdatei 1153757605, Alfaguara.
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Gemeinsame Normdatei 1153757605, Alfaguara.Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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