“Del Paso is a multifaceted creator not only in the field of literature, for their creative concerns also extend to the visual arts and even advertising. Certainly in his work admire different forms of expression united by the need to communicate, “he said.
” Thank you Fernando del Paso for all that his work gives us, delights us and interrogates, and his testimony love to one language and a literary tradition that we honor today, “he explained.
the Mendez de Vigo, Minister considered that the work of Del Paso has” obvious cervantino character, defined by experimentation, rigor, the mix of genres and intertextual games, work with language, complex structures, humor and reflection of the human condition.
At the ceremony, Del Paso was accompanied by his family, and Mexican secretary of Culture, Rafael Tovar y de Teresa, representatives of Mexican and Spanish institutions, as well as literature and publishing sector.
criticizes ‘the principle of a totalitarian state’
in his presentation of the Mexican writer, the Spanish Minister of Culture in office, Inigo Mendez Vigo, Alcala said yesterday that memory for Del Paso and literature are “essential tools for witness human struggles.” Minutes later, the award showed that the ministerial statement was not mere rhetoric. Sitting in the wheelchair that moves since leaving ischemia, the new Cervantes recalled that last year and stir up his speech upon receiving another award: the one that bears the name of José Emilio Pacheco. It was therefore aware of the hype around his words. And it did not disappoint. “Things have not changed in Mexico but to worsen,” he said, “continue robberies, extortions, kidnappings, disappearances, feminicide, discrimination, abuse of power, corruption, impunity and cynicism”. Then he added a nuance – “criticize my country in a foreign country I am ashamed” – but continued: “I swallow the shame and take this international forum to denounce the four winds approval give the State of Mexico of christened Atenco law, an oppressive law that enables the police to seize and even shoot in demonstrations and public meetings to violate their discretion, the security, public order, integrity, life and property, both public and of people. He stressed: it is at the discretion of the authority, not necessarily present, such an extreme measure is allowed “. If there was any doubt, he clinched: “This seems just the beginning of a totalitarian state that we can not afford. Not report it, yes I would even shame. “
With information from Notimex
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