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Obituary: Juan Gelman, 83

It’s always sad to find out that one of your authors has passed away, especially someone as nice as Juan Gelman. As Kaija pointed out upon hearing about his death, the one really great thing is that he was able to finally—after post office issues, bad addresses, and a host of other nineteenth century ...

Dark Times Filled with Light by Juan Gelman [GoodReads Giveaway]

To celebrate the upcoming release (Nov. 20) of Juan Gelman’s Dark Times Filled with Light, we’re giving away 10 copies via the GoodReads giveaway program. All you have to do to enter (if you’re a member of GoodReads) is click on the box below. The giveaway went live this morning, and will close on November ...

Juan Gelman wins the Cervantes Prize

Argentine poet Juan Gelman has received the Cervantes Prize, the Spanish-speaking world’s highest literary honour. Gelman, who receives 90,000 euros with the award, is considered Argentina’s poet laureate. His prolific work addresses among other issues the pain of loss under military juntas that ruled ...

Cervantes prize to Juan Gelman

Argentine poet Juan Gelman, who wrote about the pain of loss under his country’s military juntas, has won the Cervantes Prize, the Spanish-speaking world’s top literary ...