Colombia hosts first García Márquez Prize Automatic translate
BOGOTA. The award ceremony for the world’s first Garcia Marquez literature prize was held in the capital of Colombia, Bogota. The winner of the prize was the author of the collection of short stories "Disgusting happiness" by the Argentine writer Giermo Martinez.
The guest of honor at the ceremony was Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos. In his speech, the President noted that this event is extremely important not only for Colombia, but also for the literature of the whole world. Santos said the García Márquez Prize is “a well-deserved celebration of the greatest writer in history”. The guest of honor also said that this year’s winner, writer Giermo Martinez, is a worthy finalist for the award. Santos believes that the author will soon become the best Latin American writer of the 21st century. At the end of the speech, the leader of the country emphasized that all the works of the winners of the prize will certainly appear in Colombia’s libraries for free reading.
123 works fought for the main prize of the prize. The finalists also included Carolina Brooke from Argentina, Oscar Sipan from Spain, Alejandro Sambra from Chile and Hector Manhares from Mexico. Guillermo Martinez is an Argentinean writer. Now he lives in Buenos Aires, writes stories and novels, and teaches at the university. World fame was brought to him by the 2003 work “The quiet killings”, the book was translated into 35 languages of the world, received the Planeta Prize award, and also became the basis for the film “The Oxford Murders”.
Svetlana Korableva © Gallerix.ru
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