Margaret Atwood Prince of Asturias Award for Literature 2008

At its meeting in Oviedo, the Jury for the 2008 Prince of Asturias Award for Letters, made up of Mr. Andrés Amorós, Mr. Luis María Anson, Mr. J. J. Armas Marcelo, Ms. Blanca Berasátegui, Ms. María Luisa Blanco, Ms. Carmen Caffarel, Mr. Pedro Casals, Mr. Antonio Colinas, Mr. Francisco Javier Fernández Vallina, Ms. Laura García Lorca, Mr. José Luis García Martín, Ms. Pilar García Mouton, Ms. Olvido García Valdés, Mr. Emilio González Ferrín, Mr. Manuel Llorente, Mr. Jacobo Fitz-James Stuart y Martínez de Irujo, Ms. Rosa Navarro Durán, Ms. Berta Piñán, Mr. Fernando Rodríguez Lafuente, Mr. Fernando Sánchez Dragó, Mr. Darío Villanueva, chaired by D. Víctor García de la Concha and with D. Román Suárez Blanco as secretary, has decided to bestow the 2008 Prince of Asturias Award for Letters on Margaret Atwood for her outstanding literary work that has explored different genres with acuteness and irony, and because she cleverly assumes the classic tradition, defends women´s dignity and denounces social unfairness.

Oviedo, 25th June 2008