FIL Award
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The Juan Rulfo Prize for Latin American and Caribbean Literature, created in 1991, is awarded to writers of literature from Latin America or the Caribbean who write in Spanish, Portuguese, French, or English, or to writers from any part of America who write in Spanish. The prize comes with a monetary award of USD 150,000.
It is organised by Mexico's National Council for Culture and Arts, the University of Guadalajara, the government of the state of Jalisco, and the Fondo de Cultura Económica and is named in honour of writer Juan Rulfo, a native of Sayula, Jalisco. It is awarded during the Guadalajara International Book Fair (FIL).
Naming controversy
Controversy has arisen regarding the prize, since the name "Juan Rulfo" is a registered trademark and the Rulfo family have demanded it be removed. As a result, in 2006 and 2007, the award was given as the "FIL Prize for Literature".
Prize Winners
- 1991 Nicanor Parra (Chile)
- 1992 Juan José Arreola (Mexico)
- 1993 Eliseo Diego (Cuba)
- 1994 Julio Ramón Ribeyro (Peru)
- 1995 Nélida Piñon (Brazil)
- 1996 Augusto Monterroso (Guatemala)
- 1997 Juan Marsé (Spain)
- 1998 Olga Orozco (Argentina)
- 1999 Sergio Pitol (Mexico)
- 2000 Juan Gelman (Argentina)
- 2001 Juan García Ponce (Mexico)
- 2002 Cintio Vitier (Cuba)
- 2003 Rubem Fonseca (Brazil)
- 2004 Juan Goytisolo (Spain)
- 2005 Tomás Segovia (Mexico)
- 2006 Carlos Monsiváis (Mexico)[1]
- 2007 Fernando del Paso (Mexico)
- 2008 António Lobo Antunes (Portugal)
- 2009 Rafael Cadenas (Venezuela)
- 2010 Margo Glantz (Mexico)
- 2011 Fernando Vallejo (Colombia)
References
- ^ Stevenson, Mark (June 19, 2010). "Mexican author Carlos Monsivais dies at age 72". The Boston Globe. boston.com. Retrieved 20 June 2010.