'DONA INES VS. OBLIVION', VENEZUELAN WINNER OF THE PEGASUS PRIZE FOR LITERATURE, TO BE PUBLISHED IN ENGLISH.FAIRFAX, Va.--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Oct. 26, 1999-- Ana Teresa Torres' sweeping novel of Venezuela's turbulent history, "Dona Ines vs. Oblivion", will make its English-language debut October 26, when Louisiana State University Press This article needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. releases it in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . Weidenfeld & Nicolson will publish the book simultaneously in the United Kingdom. "Dona Ines" is the 1998 winner of The Pegasus Prize for Literature. The prize was established by Mobil Corporation in 1977 to recognize distinguished authors from around the world whose literature is rarely translated into English. Ms. Torres is the first woman to win the prize since 1985, and she will be the first Venezuelan novelist to be published globally in English since Romulo Gallegos' "Dona Barbara" in 1929. "Dona Ines vs. Oblivion" is based on an actual Venezuelan court case that began in the 1600s and was not resolved until the 1980s. The novel chronicles the quest of Dona Ines Villegas y Solorzano, a fictitious Caracas aristocrat, to reclaim title to a piece of jungle land given by her husband to his illegitimate son. That struggle is just the vehicle that Ms. Torres uses to present the real story, however. The rich history of Venezuela This is the history of Venezuela. See also the history of South America and the history of present-day nations and states. Pre-Hispanic period Human habitation of Venezuela is estimated to have commenced at least 15,000 years ago, from which period leaf-shaped flake comes alive through the eyes of Dona Ines as she follows the country from colonization through slavery, Simon Bolivar's War of Liberation
tr.v. dev·as·tat·ed, dev·as·tat·ing, dev·as·tates 1. To lay waste; destroy. 2. To overwhelm; confound; stun: was devastated by the rude remark. earthquake of 1824, the battling political movements of the 19th and 20th centuries and on to Venezuela's rise as an oil power. As such, the book continues the Latin American region's fictional mosaic, begun by writers such as Gabriel Garcia Marquez Gar·cí·a Már·quez , Gabriel Born 1928. Colombian-born writer known especially for his novel One Hundred Years of Solitude (1967). He won the 1982 Nobel Prize for literature. of Colombia, Carlos Fuentes of Mexico and Isabel Allende of Chile. Ms. Torres' novel was translated from Spanish by Gregory Rabassa, perhaps America's best-known translator for his work with Nobel Prize winners Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel Year Recipient(s) 1969 Ragnar Frisch Jan Tinbergen 1970 Paul A. Samuelson 1971 Simon Kuznets 1972 Sir John R. Hicks Kenneth J. Garcia Marquez and Miguel Angel Asturias, among others. A former clinical psychologist who has published three earlier novels, Ms. Torres is a regular cultural columnist for "El Universal" in Caracas, where she lives with her son and daughter. The Pegasus Prize for Literature, during its 22-year existence, has been awarded in 13 countries where Mobil operates. In addition to Venezuela, prizes have been awarded in Egypt, Denmark, Cote d'Ivoire, the Netherlands, New Zealand New Zealand (zē`lənd), island country (2005 est. pop. 4,035,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia. The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland. , Indonesia, Norway, China, The Czech and Slovak Republics, Turkey, Mexico and Portugal. Mobil Corporation is a leading global oil, natural gas and petrochemicals company whose subsidiaries have operations in more than 140 countries. In the U.S., the company markets gasoline in 28 states and the District of Columbia District of Columbia, federal district (2000 pop. 572,059, a 5.7% decrease in population since the 1990 census), 69 sq mi (179 sq km), on the east bank of the Potomac River, coextensive with the city of Washington, D.C. (the capital of the United States). through 7,500 branded service stations. Mobil and its predecessor companies have manufactured high-quality lubricants and special products for more than 130 years. "Dona Ines vs. Oblivion" by Ana Teresa Torres October 26, 1999 $27.50 The Pegasus Prize for Literature 22 years of literary excellence 1977-1999 |
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