The Òmnium Prize for Best Novel of the Year is a literary prize awarded by the Òmnium Cultural association for a Catalan-language novel. It has a €20,000 award for the author and a €5,000 award for the publisher of the work. It is the best-funded prize for a published Catalan-language novel.
History The prize was created in 2017 with a €20,000 direct donation for the author and a marketing campaign valued at €5,000, with the intention of annually recognizing the best Catalan-language novel and make it known to the public. It is similar to the Prix Goncourt for French literature.
In the first edition, a selection committee composed of the editor of the Núvol online newspaper, Bernat Puigtobella, bookseller Olga Federico, and librarian Carme Fenoll nominated 16 novels published in 2017. Afterwards, a jury of five independent members (Harvard University professor Maria Dasca, University of Barcelona professor emeritus Rosa Cabré, University of Valencia professor Carme Gregori, University of Girona professor Xavier Pla, and cultural manager Oriol Izquierdo) selected three finalist works in the first round and selected the winner in the second round.
Winner and finalists YearAuthorsWorkPublisher2024Manuel BaixauliCavall, atleta, ocellEdicions del PeriscopiAlba DedeuLa conformistaL'Altra EditorialElisenda SolsonaMammaliaEditorial Males Herbes2023Imma MonsóLa mestra i la BèstiaEditorial AnagramaMaria Climent i HuguetA casa teníem un himneL'Altra EditorialElisabet Riera MillánUna vegada va ser estiu la nit senceraEditorial Males Herbes2022Sebastià AlzamoraRàbiaEdicions ProaMaria BarbalAl llacColumna EdicionsSebastià Portell i ClarLes alturesEditorial Empúries2021Joan Lluís-LluísJunil a les terres dels bàrbarsClub EditorNúria BendichoTerres mortesEditorial AnagramaJordi CussàEl primer emperador i la reina LlunaEditorial Comanegra2020Eva BaltasarBoulderClub EditorMiquel Martín i SerraLa dreceraEdicions del PeriscopiSebastià PerellóLa mar rodonaClub Editor2019Martí DomínguezL'esperit del tempsEdicions ProaJordi LaraSis nits d'agostEdicions de 1984Irene SolàCanto jo i la muntanya ballaEditorial Anagrama2018Marta OrriolsAprendre a parlar amb les plantesEdicions del PeriscopiMelcior ComasSobre la terra impuraEdicions ProaPere Joan MartorellLa memòria de l'oracleEdicions del 19842017Raül GarrigasaitEls estranysEdicions del 1984Maria GuaschEls fills de Llacuna ParkL'Altra EditorialVicenç Pagès i JordàRobinsonEmpúries
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