There are many literary awards, but one of the most important for the Spanish letters is the Miguel de Cervantes Prize. It is not rewarded a book, as in some other prizes, but a whole professional path. Because of that it is usually granted to writers of slightly advanced age. One of the characteristics of this award is that it cannot be given posthumously, nor shared. The only exception was in 1978, when the juror granted the Cervantes Prize to Gerardo Diego and Jorge Luis Borges, both deserving it with no doubt. If you ever visit the old Alcala de Henares University, somebody will tell you why. As introduction I give you an image of the prize that is given to the writer.<\/p>\n
The prize is awarded every April 23rd, day in which we commemorate the death of one of the most important national and universal writers, Miguel de Cervantes, in the Auditorium of the Alcala de Henares University, natal city of the above mentioned author.<\/p>\n
This year the winner of the prize has been the Chilean Nicanor Parra, very well known creator of the “antipoetry”, a form of expression that goes away from the traditional poetry and its rules. Probably this is not one of his more representative poems, but I liked it, and I want to share it with you. (Poem above)<\/p>\n
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Existen muchos premios literarios, pero uno de los m\u00e1s importantes para las letras espa\u00f1olas es el Premio Miguel de Cervantes. No se premia una obra, como es el caso de otros, sino toda una trayectoria profesional. Es por eso que se suele otorgar a escritores de edad algo avanzada. Una de las caracter\u00edsticas de este…<\/p>\n