Miguel de Cervantes Award-2017

Miguel de Cervantes Prize

Question: Who has been elected for the Miguel de Cervantes Award 2017?
(a) Eduardo Mendoza
(b) Sergio Ramirez
(c) Elena Ponitovska
(d) Francisco Embral
Answer: (b)
Related Facts:

  • On November 16th, 2017, former Nicaraguan politician, journalist and writer Sergio Ramirez was elected for the ‘Miguel de Servants Award 2017’.
  • Miguel de Cervantes Award is the Spanish-speaking world’s highest literary award.
  • This award is provided on 23 April every year by the Spanish Ministry of Culture on the occasion of the anniversary of the writer of the novel ‘Don Quixote’ Miguel de Cervantes.
  • One medal and 1.25 billion Euros are given in this award.

Reference:
http://www.mecd.gob.es/prensa-mecd/en/actualidad/2017/11/20171116-pcervantes.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/nicaraguas-sergio-ramirez-wins-spains-cervantes-prize/2017/11/16/f78e0b1c-cadf-11e7-b506-8a10ed11ecf5_story.html?utm_term=.02e1e16babab