International Literature Prize for Mexican novel "Season of Hurricanes" | Books | '
"I am really honored and I am very grateful for this award," said the author of the ‘ on the sidelines of the award ceremony in Berlin. She hopes that the German readers could relate what happened to the characters in her novel to their own lives, "because, let's face it, even living in a privileged country makes you feel miserable sometimes."
In "Hurricane Season", Fernanda Melchor portrays the true nature of the heart of her homeland, which is steeped in violence, especially against women. Born in 1982, the Mexican is considered one of the most promising women writers in her country.
"Huge performance"
"Fernanda Melchor wrote the novel of poverty in global capitalism of the 21st century, the novel of poverty born of violence against women, against homosexuals, against the weaker," the jury said in their statement: "'Cyclone season' is not a novel that But he still deserves this prize as a political novel. "
The work of the translator Angelica Ammar described the jurors as "tremendous achievement". In her translation, "she has laid out a word and meaning carpet that we can trust in reading and never lose its firmness, coping with the many challenges of the original with great elegance, always in full understanding of the text."
The House of World Cultures and the Elementary Particle Foundation will award the International Literature Prize for the eleventh time this year. The prize is endowed with 35,000 euros; Fernanda Melchor receives 20,000 euros, Angelica Ammar 15,000 euros.
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