Alfaguara Spanish literary prize
MADRID, Spain (AP) - February 25, 2008 The award, which includes a prize of $175,000, is one of the
most prestigious in the Spanish language. A total of 511 works were
considered, the Alfaguara publishing house, which organizes the
prize, said Monday.
The novel's protagonist is Espiridiona Cenda, a diminutive Cuban
singer-dancer. The story is set at the beginning of the 20th
century.
Rodriguez, born in Ciego de Avila, Cuba, lives in the U.S.