https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/isabel-allende-wins-1m-spanish-literary-prize-under-pseudonymContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/isabel-allende-wins-1m-spanish-literary-prize-under-pseudonymhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/isabel-allende-wins-1m-spanish-literary-prize-under-pseudonym#u140074Tue, 20 Oct 2026 15:06:58 +0000Chilean-American author Isabel Allende won Spain's €1 million Premio Planeta for her new novel submitted under a pseudonym. The 84-year-old writer claimed the lucrative literary prize at the 75th edition of the award with a sequel to her 1982 debut novel, The House of the Spirits. Spain's King and Queen presented the prize following a trip to North Africa. Allende compared winning the award to receiving the Nobel Prize. The winning entry is titled La hora antes del alba.Why it mattersThe Premio Planeta stands as one of the most lucrative literary prizes in the world, carrying a €1 mi