Premio Iberoamericano José Donoso

       They've announced that the 2013 Premio Iberoamericano de Letras José Donoso goes to Pedro Lemebel. Worth US $50,000, this prize has a checkered track record; awarded by the Chilean Universidad de Talca, Isabel Allende was an early (2003) recipient -- enough to kill all literary credibility for quite a stretch. But they've redeemed themselves with some of their choices since: Ricardo Piglia (2005), António Lobo Antunes (2006), Javier Marías (2008), Jorge Volpi (2009), Diamela Eltit (2010), and Sergio Ramírez (2011).
       My Tender Matador appears to be the only one of Lemebel's titles available in English; see the Grove Press publicity page, or get your copy at Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk.