They've announced that the 2012 Prince of Asturias Award for Literature has gone to Philip Roth -- selected from 24 nominations from 19 different countries.
(Tantalizingly, they don't reveal the actual nominations, but do reveal what countries they are from: Australia, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Cuba, China, France, Guatemala, Holland, Ireland, Japan, Macedonia, Portugal, Rumania, Senegal, South Africa, Turkey, United States and Spain .....)
There are a variety of 'Prince of Asturias Awards': the one for International Cooperation will be announced next week, the ones for 'Sport' and 'Concord' only in September.
And don't forget that last year the literature-winner was ... Leonard Cohen.
There are a variety of 'Prince of Asturias Awards': the one for International Cooperation will be announced next week, the ones for 'Sport' and 'Concord' only in September.
And don't forget that last year the literature-winner was ... Leonard Cohen.