Juan del Val Last October it became number 74 Planet Prize WinnerHe earned a million euros thanks to his latest novel, “Vera, a love story”. Since it was selected by the jury … Among the 1,320 works submitted for the edition, the work of the Madrid native aroused many expectations and, above all, much criticism regarding his victory, realizing that It’s not as good as the award Prestigious like this.
The collaborator himself “ant nest” He has spoken out on several occasions about this, strongly criticizing the fact that many of the evaluative comments came from people They didn’t even read his book.. Furthermore, he strongly attacked those who accused him of winning the Planeta Award for his work at Atresmedia. «It is an argument of intellectual poverty that does not deserve a response.“, he said a month ago in an interview with Cadena Kobe.
And whoever finished the novel confirmed this He took the comments with good humorp, even if it’s bad. «I love reading what you postAlthough it is difficult to find something that is not essential or unexpected (…) I will never protest against criticism based on respectable opinion. This is part of the game. What I try to ignore is what is expected and what seeks to harm without basis. This doesn’t matter to me. It bothers me for a moment and I smile. I fully accept criticism, whether good or bad.“, he commented in another interview for the Yotele portal.
The presentation of the latest Planeta award has been one of the most talked about topics in recent months, and not just by Juan del Val himself. On several occasions, they have asked some of the most well-known TV faces about the subject, whom they questioned last month about the validity of the literary award.
Vicente Valles reflects on Juan del Val winning the Planeta Award
He was the last one to do so Vicente Vallespresenter of the Antena 3 News program and partner of the Madrid writer network. Atresmedia journalist, who just posted His novel “The Executioner’s Chase”A few days ago, he expressed his opinion about this victory achieved by the talk show host “El Hormiguero.” Moreover, he made clear whether he had really considered the possibility of winning this important literary trophy.
In this conversation, Valles insisted “The judgment is up to the reader.” From “Vera, a Love Story.” “And all other rulings that can be made in the media and the like They are legitimate and respected», noted the host of the Madrid program in response to this question.
However, for him, when talking about literature, judgment It should always be given by the “reader” and not the critic: “I think so We must give the reader this possibility».
Vicente Valles is clear on whether he sees himself winning the Planeta Award in the future
Regarding the possibility of following in Juan del Valle’s footsteps and winning the influential Grupo Planeta Prize, Vicente Valles emphasized that this was not something that crossed his mind when writing his books: “I don’t think about it. No one can sit down and write thinking they are going to get the planet.».
Published by journalist Antena 3 Four novels Since the launch of the first edition in 2017, but none of them ever thought that they could be awarded any award. «I consider this process of writing novels to be just a joy to write», he judged the possibility of taking over the planet.