Vuelta (magazine)
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Vuelta was a Mexican
literary magazine, founded by poet Octavio Paz
in 1976 following the controversial dismantling of the workers' cooperative that ran the daily newspaper Excélsior
. It ceased publication following Paz's death in 1998.
Vuelta received the 1993 Prince of Asturias Award
for Communications and Humanities. In the award, Vuelta was described as "one of the most important cultural phenomena in the Spanish language". The magazine published an important group of intellectuals and writers he met along his remarkable career: Mario Vargas Llosa, Carlos Fuentes, Gabriel Zaid, E.M. Cioran, Enrique Krauze, Jorge Luis Borges, Adolfo Bioy Casares, Samuel Beckett, Milan Kundera, Czeslaw Milosz, Susan Sontag, John Kenneth Galbraith, Leszek Kolakowski, Guillermo Cabrera Infante, Isaiah Berlin, Reinaldo Arenas, among others.
Paz also published a collection of poems written between 1969 and 1974 under the title Vuelta.
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
literary magazine, founded by poet Octavio Paz
Octavio Paz
Octavio Paz Lozano was a Mexican writer, poet, and diplomat, and the winner of the 1990 Nobel Prize for Literature.-Early life and writings:...
in 1976 following the controversial dismantling of the workers' cooperative that ran the daily newspaper Excélsior
Excélsior
Excélsior is a daily newspaper, founded by Rafael Alducin and published in Mexico City since 1917.During the 1950s and 1960s, the newspaper's editorial stance was of a relatively liberal bent, under the editorship of Julio Scherer...
. It ceased publication following Paz's death in 1998.
Vuelta received the 1993 Prince of Asturias Award
Prince of Asturias Awards
The Prince of Asturias Awards are a series of annual prizes awarded in Spain by the Prince of Asturias Foundation to individuals, entities or organizations from around the world who make notable achievements in the sciences, humanities, and public affairs....
for Communications and Humanities. In the award, Vuelta was described as "one of the most important cultural phenomena in the Spanish language". The magazine published an important group of intellectuals and writers he met along his remarkable career: Mario Vargas Llosa, Carlos Fuentes, Gabriel Zaid, E.M. Cioran, Enrique Krauze, Jorge Luis Borges, Adolfo Bioy Casares, Samuel Beckett, Milan Kundera, Czeslaw Milosz, Susan Sontag, John Kenneth Galbraith, Leszek Kolakowski, Guillermo Cabrera Infante, Isaiah Berlin, Reinaldo Arenas, among others.
Paz also published a collection of poems written between 1969 and 1974 under the title Vuelta.
See also
- Letras LibresLetras LibresLetras Libres is a literary magazine published monthly by Editorial Vuelta, a prominent publishing company co-founded by the Nobel Prize laureate in Literature, Octavio Paz...
, Editorial Vuelta's substitute for Vuelta after Octavio Paz' death. - "Octavio Paz y el circulo de la revista Vuelta" by Jaime Perales Contreras (Proquest, 2007) (abstract in English).