Octavio Paz Lozano (31 March 1914 – 19 April 1998) was a Mexican poet, essayist and diplomat, born and died in Mexico City. He entered Mexico's diplomatic service in 1945 and served abroad for more than two decades, including as ambassador to India from 1962 to 1968; he resigned that post in protest…
Did Octavio Paz win the Nobel Prize in Literature?
Yes. Octavio Paz received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1990, with the Swedish Academy citing "impassioned writing with wide horizons, characterized by sensuous intelligence and humanistic integrity". The Nobel is awarded for a writer's body of work rather than for any single book.
Did Octavio Paz win the Premio Cervantes?
Yes. Octavio Paz was awarded the Premio Cervantes for 1981, the principal prize for lifetime achievement in Spanish-language literature, presented by Spain's Ministerio de Cultura. Like the Nobel, it recognises a body of work rather than a single book; the prize was announced in November 1981 and presented the following year.
