Laureano Albán

Laureano Albán Rivas (born January 9, 1942) is a Costa Rican writer. A native of Turrialba, he was a recipient of the Magón National Prize for Culture in 2006.[1] He served as representative of the Republic of Costa Rica to UNESCO from 1998–2002.

Awards

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  • Adonais Prize for poetry, Madrid, Spain, 1979.
  • National Poetry Prize Achilles J. Echeverria, San Jose, Costa Rica, 1980.
  • First Prize of Spanish Culture, Madrid, Spain, 1981.
  • Spanish American Literature Award, Huelva, Spain, 1982.
  • Religious International Poetry Prize, Burgos, Spain, 1983.
  • Single Award VII Biennial of Poetry, León, Spain, 1983.
  • Columbia University Translation Award center, New York, USA. UU., 1983.
  • Prize Walt Whitman Poetry Central, Central, 1986.
  • World Prize for Mystical Poetry Rielo Fernando, Madrid, Spain, 1989.
  • National Poetry Prize Achilles J. Echeverria, San Jose, Costa Rica, 1993.
  • Mago National Culture Award, San José, Costa Rica, 2006.

References

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  1. ^ "LAUREANO ALBÁN ES PREMIO MAGÓN". DiarioExtra.com. 17 January 2007. Archived from the original on 21 January 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2011.