Miguel de Cervantes Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 44 (2018) Winner
Ida Vitale
イダ・ヴィターレ
Ida Vitale
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1923-11-02 （Montevideo, Uruguay）
- Nationality
- Uruguay
- Languages
- Spanish
- Residence History
- Mexico City (exile, from 1973) → Austin, Texas (resided until 2016) → Montevideo (returned 2016–present)
Career
- Occupations
- poet, translator, essayist, literary critic, lecturer, author
- Active Years
- 1950-2025
- Influenced By
- Idea Vilariño, Emir Rodríguez Monegal, Mario Benedetti, Ángel Rama
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Universidad de la República | — | — | 名誉博士（Doctor Honoris Causa） | — | Uruguay |
Universidad de la República
Degree:
名誉博士（Doctor Honoris Causa）
Year of Graduation:
2010
Country:
Uruguay
Honorary Doctor of Letters (Doctor Honoris Causa) awarded in 2010; not an earned degree by study.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Miguel de Cervantes Prize | — | — | Miguel de Cervantes Prize committee | 受賞 |
| 2014 | Alfonso Reyes Prize | — | — | Alfonso Reyes Prize committee | 受賞 |
| 2017 | Premio Bartolomé Hidalgo | — | — | Premio Bartolomé Hidalgo organization | 受賞 |
| 2016 | Federico García Lorca International Poetry Prize | — | — | Federico García Lorca Prize committee | 受賞 |
| 2015 | Reina Sofía Ibero-American Poetry Prize | — | — | Reina Sofía Prize committee | 受賞 |
| 2009 | Premio Octavio Paz | — | — | Premio Octavio Paz organization | 受賞 |
| 2019 | BBC 100 Women | — | — | BBC | 選出 |
| 2010 | Honorary Doctor of Letters (Doctor Honoris Causa) | — | — | Universidad de la República | 授与 |
Miguel de Cervantes Prize
2018
Organization:
Miguel de Cervantes Prize committee
Result:
受賞
Alfonso Reyes Prize
2014
Organization:
Alfonso Reyes Prize committee
Result:
受賞
Premio Bartolomé Hidalgo
2017
Organization:
Premio Bartolomé Hidalgo organization
Result:
受賞
Federico García Lorca International Poetry Prize
2016
Organization:
Federico García Lorca Prize committee
Result:
受賞
Reina Sofía Ibero-American Poetry Prize
2015
Organization:
Reina Sofía Prize committee
Result:
受賞
Premio Octavio Paz
2009
Organization:
Premio Octavio Paz organization
Result:
受賞
BBC 100 Women
2019
Organization:
BBC
Result:
選出
Honorary Doctor of Letters (Doctor Honoris Causa)
2010
Organization:
Universidad de la República
Result:
授与
Awards & Nominations
FIL Literary Award in Romance Languages
1 appearances
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Edition 28 (2018) Winner
Works
Major Works
Palabra dada
1953 PoetryEarly poetry collection showcasing precision of language and attention to existence.
languageexistencememory
Cada uno en su noche
1960 PoetryA collection of poems confronting solitude and the night.
solitudenightmemory
Fieles
1982 PoetryPoetry volume published in Mexico including some of her representative poems.
memorylanguageloss
Reducción del infinito
2002 PoetryMature work marked by economy of language and poetic inquiry.
timenaturememory
Time Without Keys: Selected Poems
2023 Poetry (Selected poems, English translation)An English-language selected poems translated by Sarah Pollack, introducing Vitale's key work to anglophone readers.
language and translationtimememory
Translations
- English translation by Sarah Pollack (Time Without Keys: Selected Poems)
Bibliography
- Palabra dada (1953) and numerous other collections
- Cada uno en su noche (1960)
- Fieles (1982)
- Reducción del infinito (2002)
- Time Without Keys: Selected Poems (2023, English translation)
Translations of Works
- Time Without Keys: Selected Poems (English translation, 2023)
- Reason Enough (English translation, 2007)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- concise, precise languagecondensed expressionlyrical yet measured observation
- Recurring Motifs
- memorytimenaturelanguagesolitude
Legacy
A representative Uruguayan poet and considered the last surviving member of the Generation of '45. Recipient of numerous international prizes; her achievements have had significant impact on contemporary Spanish-language poetry. The 2018 Cervantes Prize marks international recognition of her lifetime work.
Archives
- Library of Congress — Archive of Literature (recording of Ida Vitale, 1986)
Quotes
-
Poetry is for everyone; it cannot be specialized or recondite.
Source: Interview (eldiario.es) (2016)
Trivia
- Turned 100 in November 2023.
- Fled Uruguay after the 1973 military coup and lived in Mexico City and later Austin, Texas.
- Ángel Rama was her second husband.
- Has two children: Amparo and Claudio.