Alfonso Reyes International Prize

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The Alfonso Reyes International Prize(Spanish: Premio Internacional Alfonso Reyes) is a Mexican award given for contributions to the world of literature.

Named in honour of Alfonso Reyes, the prize is awarded by the National Council for Culture and the Arts (CNCA), the National Fine Arts Institute (INBA), the Sociedad Alfonsina Internacional, the Nuevo León state government, and the publishing houses Siglo XXI and Ediciones Castillo. It was created in 1972, with the first award made in 1973.

[edit] Recipients

• 1973: Jorge Luis Borges
• 1974: Marcel Bataillon
• 1975: Alejo Carpentier
• 1976: André Malraux
• 1977: Jorge Guillén
• 1978: James W. Robb
• 1979: Carlos Fuentes
• 1980: Ernesto Mejía Sánchez
• 1981: Jacques Soustelle
• 1982: José Luis Martínez
• 1983: Paulette Patout
• 1984: Rubén Bonifaz Nuño
• 1985: Octavio Paz
• 1986: Alí Chumacero
• 1987: Gutierre Tibón
• 1988: Ramón Xirau
• 1989: Laurette Sejourné
• 1990: Adolfo Bioy Casares
• 1991: Andrés Henestrosa
• 1992: Arnaldo Orfila Reynal
• 1993: Joaquín Díez-Canedo
• 1994: Germán Arciniegas
• 1995: Juan José Arreola
• 2000: Arturo Uslar Pietri
• 2001: Miguel León-Portilla
• 2002: Rafael Gutiérrez Girardot
• 2003: Harold Bloom
• 2005: José Emilio Pacheco