Pegasus Prize
The Pegasus Prize for Literature is a literary prize established by Mobil (now ExxonMobil) in 1977 to honor works from countries whose literature is rarely translated into English.[1] The prize includes a monetary award, a medal depicting Pegasus, and translation into English and subsequent publication of the work by Louisiana State University Press.[2] As at 2024 the Louisiana State University Press lists the Pegasus Prize as an inactive series.[3]
The country is first recommended by a committee and then an independent selection committee in the chosen nation determines the winner.[4] Representatives to the country selection committee have included Mona Simpson, Alan Cheuse, and William Jay Smith.[citation needed] In 1984 Mobil focussed on New Zealand alongside its sponsorship of the Te Maori exhibition in New York.[5] The selection panel came from outside the "literary establishment" and included both Māori and non-Māori (pākehā): Sidney Mead, Peter Sharples, Anne Salmond, Terry Sturm, Elizabeth Murchie and Wiremu Parker.[5]
Winners of the Pegasus Prize
[edit]- 1979 - Kirsten Thorup for Baby[6]
- 1980 - Tidiane Dem for Masseni
- 1983 - Cees Nooteboom for Rituals
- 1985 - Keri Hulme for The Bone People[7]
- 1986 - Ismail Marahimin for And the War is Over
- 1989 - Kjartan Fløgstad for Dollar Road
- 1991 - Jia Pingwa for Turbulence
- 1993 - Martin Simecka for The Year of the Frog
- 1994 - Bilge Karasu for Night
- 1995 - Francisco Rebolledo for Rasero
- 1996 - Mario de Carvalho for A God Strolling in the Cool of the Evening
- 1998 - Ana Teresa Torres for Doña Inés vs. Oblivion[8]
References
[edit]- ^ Craig D'Ooge (8 March 1994). "News from the Library of Congress". Library of Congress. Retrieved 15 July 2010.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Louisiana State University Press. "Pegasus Prize". Retrieved 15 July 2010.
- ^ "By Series". LSU Press. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
- ^ "Publisher's Note", p. vii in Year of the Frog by Martin Simecka (LSU Press, 1993).
- ^ a b "Maori writers will be read internationally". Tu Tangata (16): 20. 1 March 1984.
- ^ U.S. Department of State, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs (03 June 2010). "Cultural Achievements of Denmark". Retrieved 17 July 2010.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Roger Robinson and Nelson Wattie, eds. The Oxford Companion to New Zealand Literature, 1998.
- ^ Business Wire (26 October 1999). "The Pegasus Prize for Literature Strives to Broaden Exposure of Foreign Fiction". Retrieved 18 July 2010.
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