Works of Argentina, El Salvador won prize Casa de las Americas

Thursday 28 January, 06:53 PM HAVANA (AP) - An Argentine poet and playwright Salvadoran rose with the two major awards at the 51st edition of the competition organized by the Casa de las Americas, announced Thursday the jurors. For the entry of Poetry, the court chose to "Chronicles of questionable deaths" of Argentine Bruno Di Benedetto as the work presents "an excellent bill," the record supporting evidence. "lyricism in the habit, research and a striking sense of humor. His reading captures the expressive skill and innovation in the genre. The themes of this chronicle, taken from reality sometimes and sometimes invented, delivers a current work worthy of the best Latin American poetry, "the jury commented. Also received original terms of Chile, Panama and Cuba. Another of the categories in competition on this occasion was the Theater and the award went to "Beyond the Sea", the Salvadoran Jorgelina Cerritos. Jurors noted in its minutes that among the merits of the piece are the skills of dialogue and the cleanliness of its dramatic structure. "He also gave two references to works of Uruguay and Cuba. In point of Caribbean literature in English or Creole beat the book" Approaching Sabbaths "by Jennifer Rahim Trinidad and Tobago. The jury decided to award an honorable mention for "I name my name" Opal Palmer Adisa, Jamaica. On the House Brazilian Literature Prize was awarded to "Homer's Apprentice", a play by Nelida Pinon. The jurors from all countries of the region began to sit in the middle of the month and reviewed 436 works as a whole, said a press release from the Casa de las Americas, one of the most prestigious institutions of the continent and the prize is endowed with about $ 3,000. According to its managers the amount is symbolic because it is the prestige of the institution is the real incentive for developers. As previously announced was awarded a "Special Prize of the Emancipation Bicentennial Hispano" which fell on "Play with fire. Social War and Utopia in Latin America's independence "of the Cuban researcher Sergio Vilaboy War. Average (Not Rated)