Venezuelan writer Rafael Cadenas, winner of the 2022 Cervantes Prize, will attend the award ceremony today in Alcalá de Henares Author: JJ Guillen | EFE
Rafael Cadenas, awarded in the last edition, is renewing the tradition today by attending the award ceremony in Alcala
The Ministry of Culture and Sports convened the next edition Prize for Spanish literature Miguel de Cervantes as a sign of official recognition of literary creativity in the Spanish language, as published by the Official State Gazette (BOE) that coincides with the celebration Awards ceremony of the last edition Venezuelan poet Raul Cadenas.
The award, created in 1975, has been awarded 125,000 euros and may not be divided, declared void or awarded posthumously, without affecting the succession rights that may be exercised if the awardee dies after the jury’s decision, in accordance with the grounds.
The award confirms “the public testimony of admiration for the character of the writer, regardless of nationality, who contributed to the enrichment of the Hispanic literary legacy with his work.” The title will not be awarded for a specific work, but for the entire literary work from the author.
The the teaching of Cervantes This Monday they will once again have a winner in the traditional point in the hall of the University of Alcalá de Henares, after three editions in which the tradition could not be fulfilled due to absences and postponements. Cadenas, aged 93, confirmed his presence in Spain last week and has already appeared at the usual meeting with the press as part of Cervantes acts. In fact, he poked fun at his current state of health, saying that “it’s always better to win an award when you’re in good physical condition.”
Traditionally, this ceremony is celebrated on April 23 in memory of the death of writers Miguel de Cervantes, William Shakespeare and Garcilaso de la Vega. As it rained on Sunday, the delivery was moved to Monday this year. Cadenas will also be this Tuesday at the traditional lunch offered by Kings Felipe and Letizia at the Royal Palace in Madrid, in addition to leaving his legacy on the same day at the Caja de las Letras Instituto Cervantes. On Friday, April 28, he will hold a talk with students of the Complutense University at the Marqués de Valdecilla Historical Library.
Source: La Vozde Galicia
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