The Premio Cervantes is the leading Spanish-language author prize, and they've announced that Fernando del Paso has won the 2015 prize.
As you can see from that list of previous winners, they do a pretty good job of selecting the most worthy authors, and he is certainly a fine choice; apparently among the other contenders this year were Ricardo Piglia, A Thousand Deaths Plus One-author Sergio Ramírez, and Ida Vitale.
Dalkey Archive Press has published two of Fernando del Paso's great novels, Palinuro of Mexico and News from the Empire (get your copy at Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk); both are highly recommended.
As you can see from that list of previous winners, they do a pretty good job of selecting the most worthy authors, and he is certainly a fine choice; apparently among the other contenders this year were Ricardo Piglia, A Thousand Deaths Plus One-author Sergio Ramírez, and Ida Vitale.
Dalkey Archive Press has published two of Fernando del Paso's great novels, Palinuro of Mexico and News from the Empire (get your copy at Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk); both are highly recommended.