# Every novel to win the Herralde Prize (1983–2025)

The Herralde Novel Prize, awarded by the publisher Anagrama since 1983 and named after its founder, Jorge Herralde, has gone to Javier Marías, Roberto Bolaño, Enrique Vila-Matas, Mariana Enríquez and Cristina Morales. Every winning novel, from Álvaro Pombo's El héroe de las mansardas de Mansard to Pablo Maurette's El contrabando ejemplar in 2025. In 2022 no prize was awarded.

- 604 votes · 44 items
- Jan 18, 2026 · luciana_ratondebiblioteca
- https://even.best/en/l/5422/every-novel-to-win-the-herralde-prize-1983-2025

## Top 44

1. **El héroe de las mansardas de Mansard – Álvaro Pombo** (38 · ▲41 ▼3) — Herralde Prize 1983. Country: Spain.
2. **El desfile del amor – Sergio Pitol** (38 · ▲40 ▼2) — Herralde Prize 1984. Country: Mexico.
3. **El silencio de las sirenas – Adelaida García Morales** (26 · ▲28 ▼2) — Herralde Prize 1985. Country: Spain.
4. **El hombre sentimental – Javier Marías** (24 · ▲28 ▼4) — Herralde Prize 1986. Country: Spain.
5. **La gran ilusión – Miguel Sánchez-Ostiz** (21 · ▲23 ▼2) — Herralde Prize 1989. Country: Spain.
6. **El sueño de Venecia – Paloma Díaz-Mas** (15 · ▲18 ▼3) — Herralde Prize 1992. Country: Spain.
7. **La quincena soviética – Vicente Molina Foix** (15 · ▲16 ▼1) — Herralde Prize 1988. Country: Spain.
8. **Diario de un hombre humillado – Félix de Azúa** (14 · ▲17 ▼3) — Herralde Prize 1987. Country: Spain.
9. **Los dos Luises – Luis Magrinyà** (14 · ▲16 ▼2) — Herralde Prize 2000. Country: Spain.
10. **La historia más triste – Javier García Sánchez** (14 · ▲15 ▼1) — Herralde Prize 1991. Country: Spain.
11. **La historia del silencio – Pedro Zarraluki** (14 · ▲15 ▼1) — Herralde Prize 1994 (shared). Country: Spain.
12. **La ciudad doble – Carlos Perellón** (14 · ▲15 ▼1) — Herralde Prize 1994 (shared). Country: Spain.
13. **Accidentes íntimos – Justo Navarro** (13 · ▲18 ▼5) — Herralde Prize 1990. Country: Spain.
14. **Las bailarinas muertas – Antonio Soler** (13 · ▲15 ▼2) — Herralde Prize 1996. Country: Spain.
15. **La enfermedad – Alberto Barrera Tyszka** (10 · ▲13 ▼3) — Herralde Prize 2006. Country: Venezuela.
16. **Aves de paso – José María Riera de Leyva** (10 · ▲10 ▼0) — Herralde Prize 1993. Country: Spain.
17. **París – Marcos Giralt Torrente** (9 · ▲10 ▼1) — Herralde Prize 1999. Country: Spain.
18. **El testigo – Juan Villoro** (9 · ▲10 ▼1) — Herralde Prize 2004. Country: Mexico.
19. **Los detectives salvajes – Roberto Bolaño** (9 · ▲9 ▼0) — Herralde Prize 1998. Country: Chile. One of the best-remembered winners: the novel made Roberto Bolaño's name.
20. **Los Living – Martín Caparrós** (8 · ▲10 ▼2) — Herralde Prize 2011. Country: Argentina.
21. **Ciencias morales – Martín Kohan** (8 · ▲8 ▼0) — Herralde Prize 2007. Country: Argentina.
22. **Clara y confusa – Cynthia Rimsky** (8 · ▲8 ▼0) — Herralde Prize 2024 (shared). Country: Chile.
23. **Un mundo exasperado – José Ángel González Sainz** (7 · ▲11 ▼4) — Herralde Prize 1995. Country: Spain.
24. **Nuestra parte de noche – Mariana Enríquez** (7 · ▲10 ▼3) — Herralde Prize 2019. Country: Argentina.
25. **Después del invierno – Guadalupe Nettel** (7 · ▲8 ▼1) — Herralde Prize 2014. Country: Mexico.
26. **La vida antes de marzo – Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón** (6 · ▲10 ▼4) — Herralde Prize 2009. Country: Spain.
27. **Últimas noticias de nuestro mundo – Alejandro Gándara** (6 · ▲7 ▼1) — Herralde Prize 2001. Country: Spain.
28. **El mal de Montano – Enrique Vila-Matas** (6 · ▲7 ▼1) — Herralde Prize 2002. Country: Spain.
29. **Lectura fácil – Cristina Morales** (6 · ▲7 ▼1) — Herralde Prize 2018. Country: Spain.
30. **El año del Búfalo – Javier Pérez Andújar** (5 · ▲7 ▼2) — Herralde Prize 2021. Country: Spain.
31. **Tres ataúdes blancos – Antonio Ungar** (5 · ▲6 ▼1) — Herralde Prize 2010. Country: Colombia.
32. **República luminosa – Andrés Barba** (5 · ▲6 ▼1) — Herralde Prize 2017. Country: Spain.
33. **La hora azul – Alonso Cueto** (4 · ▲9 ▼5) — Herralde Prize 2005. Country: Peru.
34. **Muerte súbita – Álvaro Enrigue** (4 · ▲7 ▼3) — Herralde Prize 2013. Country: Mexico.
35. **Karnaval – Juan Francisco Ferré** (4 · ▲6 ▼2) — Herralde Prize 2012. Country: Spain.
36. **El contrabando ejemplar – Pablo Maurette** (4 · ▲5 ▼1) — Herralde Prize 2025. Country: Argentina.
37. **No voy a pedirle a nadie que me crea – Juan Pablo Villalobos** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — Herralde Prize 2016. Country: Mexico.
38. **Los hechos de Key Biscayne – Xita Rubert** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — Herralde Prize 2024 (shared). Country: Spain.
39. **Casi nunca – Daniel Sada** (3 · ▲6 ▼3) — Herralde Prize 2008. Country: Mexico.
40. **El pasado – Alan Pauls** (3 · ▲5 ▼2) — Herralde Prize 2003. Country: Argentina.
41. **El desierto blanco – Luis López Carrasco** (2 · ▲5 ▼3) — Herralde Prize 2023. Country: Spain.
42. **Cien noches – Luisgé Martín** (2 · ▲3 ▼1) — Herralde Prize 2020. Country: Spain.
43. **La noche es virgen – Jaime Bayly** (1 · ▲4 ▼3) — Herralde Prize 1997. Country: Peru.
44. **Farándula – Marta Sanz** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — Herralde Prize 2015. Country: Spain.

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