Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Mexican author wins Spain Cervantes letters prize

FILE - In this Nov. 29 2005 file photo, Mexican author Elena Poniatowska, wearing a traditional tehuana outfit, smiles during the presentation of her new book "El Tren Paso Primero", "The Train Passed First", during the 19th Guadalajara International Book Fair in Guadalajara City, Mexico. Poniatowska has won the 2013 Cervantes Prize, the Spanish-speaking world's highest literary honor it was announced on Tuesday Nov. 19, 2013. The euro 125,000 prize generally alternates between Spanish and Latin American writers. Previous winners include Carlos Fuentes of Mexico, and Nobel prize winners Mario Vargas Llosa of Peru and Spain's late Camilo Jose Cela. They are presented each April 23, the anniversary of the death of Miguel de Cervantes, author of “Don Quijote.” (AP Photo/Guillermo Arias, File) MADRID (AP) — Mexican journalist and author Elena Poniatowska has won the 2013 Cervantes Prize, the Spanish-speaking world's highest literary honor.








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