Special Report by José María Torrijos
Surprise and amaze at the Ricardo Miró
The sixty-fifth version of the award Ricardo Miró left a lot of surprises and, above all, surprise. The press conference which was held in Granada site, began promptly at 7:00 PM.
The first winner was revealed in the poetry section. Before a room full "much more than in previous years, remarked some, and waiting, Federico Hernández (El Salvador), broke the news: Unless Desire of Plutarch . After a long and agonizing moments in which Atty. ****, Commissioned notary to certify the legality of the competition, struggled to find the corresponding envelope (and then open it), it was learned that the true identity of Plutarch Chiari was Katia. A cry of surprise from the audience and a warm applause showed the appreciation of those present at the news. than once flashes of the cameras began to persecute the author, who was present. She instinctively, he shied away from anyone who tried to interview or photograph him. said tomorrow, not today .
With further encouragement calm, continued the event. It was time to announce the winner the prize essay. The Honduran José Antonio Funes represented the three judges who made the decision. The Philosophy of Romantic Nation: Six Critical Essays on the Intellectual and Philosophical Thought in Panama (1930-1960) Teodoro of was chosen. When it was revealed that Theodore was the diplomat Luis Pulido Ritter. The applause took a while to come, perhaps not at once recognize the author, but finally arrived.
Rosina Conde, who along with Ariel Barria and Ana Teresa Taurus were makers to deliberate on the novel section, gave the winner to work without Navel El Indio of Titus Pullo , who is not more than the dr. Pernett and Rafael Morales. The writer said in his speech on how hard it was to make a decision, because the quality of the novels presented was very high. On hearing the result, the audience just applauded and waited for the next results.
was two categories: drama and story. The question would be first settled in the drama, only section that included 17 works. The result would give the jury only born in Europe, Lourdes Ortiz. After some missteps taken by the English say when the pseudonym winner ( Bocay , instead of Boyacá), the winning work was can be called Simon , which, it seems, no one expected it to be the winning Neco Ernesto Endara, because at the moment in which Atty. **** reveal the identity of Boyacá heard a whisper indescribable, and you can not say for sure whether it was of joy, bitterness, annoyance or distress. After a few seconds, got the applause, however, the initial reaction could not be deleted.
Ya, finally, was the story, one of the genres cultivated in our country. Ana María Rodas Guatemalan read the resolution to which she and her colleague arrived Benjamin Ramon, as the Salvadoran Carmen González Huguet was absent. Desert. That was the determination that the jury came because they felt that there was not any of the 27 names of contestants, the requirements to win a prize as important as Ricardo Miró . This was the only time of the night where there was no applause, no whispers or shouts or comments, only a stony silence.
with remarks by the new director of INAC , Anel Rodriguez, who promptly promised to publish the winning entries in 2006. After his speech, which was overshadowed by the bitter news, he invited those present to participate in a toast. That was the signal to break the order and who had remained silent for nearly an hour, those present began to rise from their chairs, some tried the buffet, others began to talk, some gave interviews, others were taken photographs, and much more. For 8:15 PM and there was nobody in the room. The mystery had been solved Miró for another year, and only have to wait to Friday, when the National Theater will present awards to the winners.
The views expressed are those of the author
- Section novel Rafael Morales Pernett and the play "The Indian without a navel." Section
- trial Luis Pulido Ritter for his book Philosophy of romantic nation. "
- Section theater Endara Ernesto for the work "You can call me Simon."
- Section poetry by Katia Chiari poems "Unless the desire."
- story section was unsuccessful, as the jury's decision, because none of the participating works met the required quality expected in a contemporary story, especially for the length of texts and use language for centuries.
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