Prince of Asturias Awards 1981–2014. Speeches

3 P rince of A sturias A wards 1981-2014. S peeches Laureates. Excerpts May the spirit of world brotherhood and respect for the differences between regions, between different minorities and different races, sexes and consciences spread around the planet! And may examples such as those that these generous Awards represent, open to Spanish literature, not only to the literature of Spain and also open in other directions of more international scope also thrive and serve to unite all the endearing motherlands, large and small, of which we all, each one of us, are loving representatives! Carlos Bousoño — Prince of Asturias Award for Literature 1995 Excerpt from the speech given on the occasion of receiving the Prince of Asturias Award for Literature on 27/10/1995.