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]

The country is first recommended by a committee and then an independent selection committee in the chosen nation determines the winner.^[3] Representatives to the country selection committee have included Mona Simpson, Alan Cheuse, and William Jay Smith.

Winners of the Pegasus Prize

1979 - Kirsten Thorup for Baby^[4]
1980 - Tidiane Dem for Masseni
1983 - Cees Nooteboom for Rituals
1985 - Keri Hulme for The Bone People^[5]
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^[6]

References

^ 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.
^ "Publisher's Note", p. vii in Year of the Frog by Martin Simecka (LSU Press, 1993).
^ 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. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)