Tomás Segovia wins Rulfo literature prize

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Posted on: November 27th, 2005
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“GUADALAJARA.- This city’s International Book Fair opened Saturday with the granting of the Juan Rulfo Latin American and Caribbean Literature Prize to Mexican poet and essayist Tomás Segovia.

Born in Spain in 1927 and exiled in Mexico during his adolescence, Segovia expressed surprise at being awarded this prestigious prize. In his acceptance speech, the writer reflected on his condition as a man forced to adopt a new homeland.”

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