Margaret Atwood wins Spanish literary prize
Margaret AtwoodCanadian author Margaret Atwood has won Spain’s Prince of Asturias prize for letters
26 June 2008
In a statement the jury praised the 68-year-old Atwood for work that covers several genres "with sharpness and irony."
They also commended the politics in her writing because she "defends the dignity of women and denounces situations of social injustice."
Margaret Atwood has published more than 25 volumes of poetry, fiction and non-fiction and won prestigious awards including the Booker Prize in 2000 for The Blind Assassin.
Eight Prince of Asturias prizes are awarded each year in categories such as arts, scientific research, sports, letters and humanities. The prizes are named for Crown Prince Felipe.
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