The PEN/Edward and Lily Tuck Award for Paraguayan Literature is awarded by the PEN America (formerly PEN American Center) to honor an author of a major work of Paraguayan literature and the English translator. The award was established by author Lily Tuck to assist with the translation of Paraguayan literature from Spanish or Guarani into English.[1] Tuck won a National Book Award in 2004 for The News from Paraguay, which was set in 19th century Paraguay.[1] Michael Orthofer of complete review called it "my new favorite American literary award,"[2] for its coverage of an overlooked area of world literature.
Candidates are nominated by Paraguayan publishers.
The award is one of many PEN awards sponsored by International PEN in over 145 PEN centers around the world. The PEN American Center awards have been characterized as being among the "major" American literary prizes.[3]
Winners
edit| Year | Author | Title | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Esteban Bedoya | El Apocalipsis según Benedicto | [4] |
| 2012 | Delfina Acosta | Versos de amor y de locura | [5][6] |
| 2014 | Raúl Silva Alonso | En Tacumbú | [7][8] |
| 2016 | Nathalia María Echauri Castagnino | Doce Lunas Llenas: Poesias sobre la Divina Energia Femenina | [9][10] |
| 2018 | Javier Viveros | Fantasmario | [11][12][13] |
| 2020 | Liz Haedo | Pieles de papel | [14] |
References
edit- ^ a b Taylor, Elizabeth (November 16, 2011). "Editor's choice: Paraguayan Literature". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on August 1, 2010. Retrieved August 28, 2012.
- ^ "2012 PEN Literary Awards". complete review. August 29, 2012. Archived from the original on August 29, 2012. Retrieved August 29, 2012.
- ^ Alfred Bendixen (2005). "Literary Prizes and Awards". The Continuum Encyclopedia of American Literature. Continuum International Publishing Group. p. 689. ISBN 9780826417770. Archived from the original on 2023-02-24. Retrieved 2016-10-23.
- ^ "PEN/Edward and Lily Tuck Award for Paraguayan Literature". PEN. Archived from the original on August 3, 2011. Retrieved October 24, 2012.
- ^ Laurie Hertzel (August 28, 2012). "PEN literary awards announced". Star Tribune. Archived from the original on August 30, 2012. Retrieved August 28, 2012.
- ^ "2012 PEN/Edward and Lily Tuck Award for Paraguayan Literature". pen.org. Archived from the original on June 7, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
- ^ Ron Charles (July 30, 2014). "Winners of the 2014 PEN Literary Awards". Washington Post. Archived from the original on May 9, 2015. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
- ^ "2014 PEN/Edward and Lily Tuck Award for Paraguayan Literature". pen.org. Archived from the original on August 9, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
- ^ Maggie Galehouse (March 1, 2016). "PEN Literary Award winners announced". Chron. Archived from the original on March 2, 2016. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
- ^ "2016 PEN Literary Award Winners". PEN. March 1, 2016. Archived from the original on March 1, 2016. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
- ^ John Maher (February 21, 2018). "Long Soldier, Zhang, Le Guin Win At 2018 PEN Literary Awards". Publishers Weekly. Archived from the original on February 22, 2018. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
- ^ "The 2018 PEN America Literary Awards Winners". PEN America. February 20, 2018. Archived from the original on February 21, 2018. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
- ^ Porter Anderson (January 31, 2018). "Industry Notes: PEN America's Finalists". Publishing Perspectives. Archived from the original on February 22, 2018. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
- ^ "PEN America Literary Awards". March 5, 2020. Archived from the original on March 3, 2020. Retrieved March 5, 2020.