# The Planeta Prize-winning novels of the 1980s

The ten novels that won the Premio Planeta between 1980 and 1989.

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- Oct 22, 2022 · ivan.bilbao
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## Top 10

1. **Volavérunt — Antonio Larreta** (15 · ▲15 ▼0) — 1980. The death of the Duchess of Alba, and Goya.
2. **Y Dios en la última playa — Cristóbal Zaragoza** (9 · ▲11 ▼2) — 1981. A flight across the Mediterranean.
3. **Jaque a la dama — Jesús Fernández Santos** (9 · ▲9 ▼0) — 1982. A Spanish family in post-war Rome.
4. **In Search of the Unicorn — Juan Eslava Galán** (8 · ▲8 ▼0) — 1987. A Castilian expedition to Africa in the 15th century.
5. **La guerra del general Escobar — José Luis Olaizola** (7 · ▲8 ▼1) — 1983. The Republican general Antonio Escobar, executed in 1940.
6. **Crónica sentimental en rojo — Francisco González Ledesma** (6 · ▲7 ▼1) — 1984. Inspector Méndez in Barcelona's underworld.
7. **Queda la noche — Soledad Puértolas** (5 · ▲5 ▼0) — 1989. A Madrid woman and a journey to India.
8. **No digas que fue un sueño — Terenci Moix** (4 · ▲7 ▼3) — 1986. Mark Antony and Cleopatra.
9. **Yo, el rey — Juan Antonio Vallejo-Nágera** (4 · ▲6 ▼2) — 1985. Joseph Bonaparte in the first person.
10. **Filomeno, a mi pesar — Gonzalo Torrente Ballester** (3 · ▲6 ▼3) — 1988. Memoirs of a man between Galicia, Portugal and London.

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