José Emilio Pacheco
José Emilio Pacheco
1939-06-30 – 2014-01-26 · From Mexico3
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José Emilio Pacheco Berny (1939–2014) was a Mexican poet, novelist, essayist and translator, widely regarded as one of the leading figures of Mexican literature in the second half of the twentieth century. Born in Mexico City, he began publishing in student journals while studying at the National Au…
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What major literary prizes did José Emilio Pacheco win?
Pacheco was awarded the Premio Cervantes for 2009 — the highest honour in Spanish-language literature, given for a writer's body of work rather than for any single book. In the same year he also received the Premio Reina Sofía de Poesía Iberoamericana, making 2009 the year both of the Spanish-speaking world's major career prizes for poetry went to him. He had earlier been elected to El Colegio Nacional in July 1986, at the time the youngest person ever admitted to the institution.