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Antonio Álvarez Gil, born in Havana in 1947 and living in Stockholm since the mid-nineties, is the flamboyant winner of Vargas Llosa's novel, which was blocked XIV edition last night and released to the press this morning in the Caja Mediterráneo facilities in the street housed.

The work, titled "Lost in Buenos Aires" stands well with the prize of 12000 euros, organized by the University of Murcia and the savings that entity, and will be published by both institutions and regional editorial 'Three Frontiers'.

At the event, Angel Martinez, president of the Territorial Council in Murcia Caja Mediterráneo, reported that this year's literary prize have been a total of 127 works from as far afield as Israel, Sweden and much of Latin America.

For his part, Chancellor of the University José Antonio Cobacho, expressed his gratitude to Caja Mediterráneo "to maintain this award even though that is falling" and expressed its satisfaction for a prize that attracts the region, "people from many places world. "

Professor Florit Francisco Durán, president of the jury, stressed the virtues of winning, he called the excellent novel, and said that reconstructs the famous chess game that pitted the city of Buenos Aires in 1925 the Cuban Capablanca and Alekhine Russian .

But the novel is not limited to a description of environment, but goes beyond: "written in a very rich language, rebuild the city of Buenos Aires at the time, and plasma in an excellent manner the evolution of a character that appears a world chess championship. "

"This," he added in a novel of memory, with many flashbacks, but direct and jargon. "

"It is written," he added in a language very rich, who can rebuild the Buenos Aires of the period, and in which no missing many of the popular characters of the time ", among them, and as one would expect, Carlos Gardel .

A renowned writer and broad experience

Member of the Swedish Writers' Association, Antonio Álvarez stories and articles published regularly in Spain, Italy, Sweden, USA and Latin America, having won numerous literary prizes in several countries since the 80's.

Only in the last decade, has won the novel prize Badajoz City, University of Valladolid, Narrative Short Generation 27 and the City of Irun.

Among his works include the novels "A girl on the platform", "Both" and time and things ", all published in his native country as well as" End of Chapter Russian "and" The long hours night ", published in Uruguay and Puerto Rico respectively.

In Spain he has published, among others, "Shipwreck," "Delirio Nordic", "Last Chance" and "After Cuba," his latest work, published in Tenerife in 2009.

He has also published several anthologies of short stories, including "Tales from Havana" published in the editorial Alicante Aguaclara Tales football 2 ", publisher Mondadori in Milan.

Source: UMU. Foto: Luis Urbina