Jerusalem Prize for the Freedom of the Individual in Society えるされむしょう
Edition 8 (1977)
Literature prizeInternational literature prizeLiterature prize on human rightsLifetime achievement award
Winners
1 peopleA classic essay collection that reads Mexican history and national character through images of solitude, masks, and ritual. It is Octavio Paz's most famous prose work.
A poet's inquiry into a nation's self-image, written with unusual lucidity and force.
398 pages
Mexicoidentitycultural criticism