They've announced that El ruido de las cosas al caer, Juan Gabriel Vásquez's 2011 Premio Alfaguara-winning novel, has now, as Il rumore delle cose che cadono, also won the Premio Gregor von Rezzori-Città di Firenze for best foreign novel (in Italy); in addition, Alessandro Fo's translation of ... The Aeneid won for best translation.
Translated as The Sound of Things Falling, Vásquez's novel is also available in English -- in the UK (get your copy at Amazon.co.uk), with a US edition to follow in a few months (pre-order your copy at Amazon.com).
Spanish-language literature seems to be doing well in Italy: last year, a book by Enrique Vila-Matas won.
Translated as The Sound of Things Falling, Vásquez's novel is also available in English -- in the UK (get your copy at Amazon.co.uk), with a US edition to follow in a few months (pre-order your copy at Amazon.com).
Spanish-language literature seems to be doing well in Italy: last year, a book by Enrique Vila-Matas won.