1990 Nobel Prize in Literature
1990 Nobel Prize in Literature | |
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Octavio Paz Lozano | |
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Location | Stockholm, Sweden |
Presented by | Swedish Academy |
First awarded | 1901 |
Website | Official website |
The 1990 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to the Mexican poet and essayist Octavio Paz (1914–1998) "for impassioned writing with wide horizons, characterized by sensuous intelligence and humanistic integrity."[1] He is the only recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature from Mexico.[2][3]
Laureate
One of the best known works by Octavio Paz is
Nominations
At the prize announcement in October 1990, Sture Allén permanent secretary of the Swedish Academy, revealed that there were 150 candidates for the prize in 1990, 25 of them women.[6] Octavio Paz had been a candidate for the prize throughout the 1980s.[6] Literary circles believed that among the nominees for that year were the perennial candidates such as Carlos Fuentes, another Mexican writer; Nadine Gordimer, a South African writer (awarded the following year); V. S. Naipaul, a Trinidad-born novelist who lives in Britain (awarded in 2001); Milan Kundera, a Czech novelist exiled in France; Max Frisch, a Swiss playwright; and Mario Vargas Llosa, a Peruvian writer (awarded in 2010).[2]
Reactions
Octavio Paz had been expected to receive the award for years.[7] Paz himself said: "I was surprised because I didn't expect the prize. One or two years ago I knew I was a candidate, but this time, no. I didn't have the slightest idea, so I was doubly surprised."[6]
References
- ^ The Nobel Prize in Literature 1990 nobelprize.org
- ^ a b Octavio Paz britannica.com
- New York Times. 12 October 1990.
- ^ Octavio Paz – Facts nobelprize.org
- ^ Octavio Paz – Poetry Foundation poetryfoundation.org
- ^ a b c "Octavio Paz wins Nobel literature prize". UPI. 11 October 1990. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- ^ Helmer Lång Hundra nobelpris i litteratur 1901-2001, Symposion 2001, p.342
External links
- 1990 Press release nobelprize.org
- Award ceremony speech nobelprize.org