The Prize Vasco Graça Moura-Cultural Citizenship was awarded unanimously, the essayist Eduardo Lourenço, of 92 years, today announced the Estoril-Sol, which established the award in partnership with Babel publisher.
The prize, which is awarded today for the first time, has an annual basis and the cash value of 40,000 euros, having been created to honor the memory of the writer and political Vasco Graça Moura, who died in April 2014 .
The winner is announced on the day that Vasco Graça Moura would celebrate its 74 anniversary.
The award jury was chaired by Guilherme d’Oliveira Martins, the National Center culture, and, in the minutes, which the Lusa had access, it reads that after appreciated the names of several candidates proposed, Eduardo Lourenço collected “unanimity”, according to their “intellectual journey” which “is entirely to set goals when creating this award. “
” This is a multi-faceted personality that distinguishes consistency between an independent and open thinking and constant attention to the Portuguese society, its culture, a perspective universalist, looming reflection on a Europe open to the world and never closed in any fortress closed in selfishness and prejudice, “reads the same document.
” In times of uncertainty it is a voice of hope, which calls for dialogue and peace, safeguarding of freedom of conscience and critical sense. His heterodoxy remains alive and present on behalf of civic commitment to freedom and joint liability, “said the jury in the minutes.
Enhances the jury” it adds that Vasco Graça Moura expressed in different circumstances express his admiration for Eduardo Lourenço personality as an intellectual and citizen, especially when it was the main promoter of the winning candidacy of essayist to the European Prize Charles Veillon Rehearsal (1988) concerning the publication of “We and Europe or both reasons. ‘”
” The recognition of a largely devoted personality is like that, and also a tribute to Vasco Graça Moura, who both enjoyed the work and Eduardo Lourenço person “, concludes the jury.
In addition to Guilherme d’Oliveira Martins, who chaired the jury, this was composed of university professor of Literature Maria Alzira Seixo, the president of the Portuguese Association of Writers, José Manuel Mendes, the essayist Manuel Frias Martins, by Maria Carlos Loureiro, representing the Director General of the Book, Libraries and Archives, the writer Liberto Cruz and also by Professor José Carlos Seabra Pereira, on behalf of Babel, and Nuno Lima de Carvalho and Dinis de Abreu, representing Estoril Sol
The Prize Vasco Graça Moura “aims to distinguish a writer, essayist, poet, journalist, translator and cultural producer who, throughout his career -. or through an innovative intervention and of exceptional importance – has contributed to dignify and design in the public space the sector to which it belongs, “according to the regulation.
The ceremony of delivery of the prize” will be announced in due course, “the Estoril-Sol group.
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