Literary Prize as a Disgrace: Deceit and Money Over Talent

The author of the article expresses extreme dissatisfaction with the awarding of a literary prize for the novel 'Vera', which, in his opinion, represents literary bad taste. He emphasizes that an elegy, unlike the work of Miguel Hernández, was never formed by linked tercets and that this particular piece has left a very bad taste in his mouth. The author refuses to cite predecessors, limiting himself to a purely literary analysis rather than the strategy associated with it. He notes that he has not read a single critique of the winner that expresses satisfaction with the result, and he himself openly declares his love for literature. The author expresses doubts that the author of the awarded novel even understands the meaning of an elegy and literary criticism. He refers to a statement by Juan del Val, who, while defending the jury, admitted he had not read the novel 'Vera'—a love story that will likely go down in history only for its million-euro prize. The author agrees that using literature (cervantes and Dickens) to defend 'the indefensible' is a sign of intellectual poverty. In the author's opinion, the winner has put thousands of decent writers and the 1,320 stories submitted to the contest in an awkward position, which the publisher will undoubtedly 'crush'. He quotes Fernando Novalbos: 'If the magic of winning a great prize is set up by the company you work for, I will look for another company.' In conclusion, he states that the world is being poisoned by 'happy sadness,' where some profit at the expense of others, turning deceit into an art form. The author calls the incident 'intolerable and even unnatural' and promises to raise his voice against this 'scandalous atrocity'.