paul auster wins prince of asturias award
paul auster, one of our favourite writers, has received the 2006 prince of asturias award for letters. the spanish prize is worth € 50,000.
the jury explained: "The jury has decided to bestow the 2006 Prince of Asturias Award for Letters on Paul Auster for the transformation in literature that he has wrought by blending the best of American and European traditions, for the innovation he has brought to narrative style in the cinema, and for integrating a number of devices used by the cinema into literature.
Auster has managed to appeal to young readers by exploring new perspectives of reality and by providing an aesthetically pleasing, invaluable account of the problems faced by the individual and by social groups in our times."
read more here.
the jury explained: "The jury has decided to bestow the 2006 Prince of Asturias Award for Letters on Paul Auster for the transformation in literature that he has wrought by blending the best of American and European traditions, for the innovation he has brought to narrative style in the cinema, and for integrating a number of devices used by the cinema into literature.
Auster has managed to appeal to young readers by exploring new perspectives of reality and by providing an aesthetically pleasing, invaluable account of the problems faced by the individual and by social groups in our times."
read more here.
posted by jan at 6/02/2006 09:08:00 AM
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