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Spanish novelist Juan Marse wins Cervantes Prize
By DANIEL WOOLLS,Associated Press Writer AP - Friday, November 28
MADRID, Spain - Novelst Juan Marse, known for his descriptions of hardship in his native Catalonia region after Spain's civil war, has won the Spanish-speaking world's highest literary honor _ the Cervantes Prize.
Culture Minister Cesar Antonio Molina announced the award Thursday for the 75-year-old writer from Barcelona.
The prize, created by Spain in 1975 and carrying a euro125,000 ($160,000) cash stipend, is likened to a Nobel for literature in Spanish and honors a writer's body of work.
Marse is best known for his novels about people enduring tough times in Catalonia after the 1936-1939 civil war, which ended with fascist dictator Francisco Franco's victory and was followed by years of repression against his foes.
Many of Marse's books have been made into movies including "Ultimas Tardes con Teresa," or "Last Evenings with Teresa," in 1983. It is the story of an ill-fated romance between a rich young woman and working-class man.
Last year the Cervantes prize went to Argentine poet Juan Gelman.
The prize is presented each April by King Juan Carlos in Alcala de Henares, the birthplace of "Don Quixote" author Miguel de Cervantes.
Previous winners include Jorge Luis Borges of Argentina, Peruvian-born Mario Vargas Llosa and Carlos Fuentes of Mexico.
The prize tends to alternate each year between Spanish and Latin American writers.
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