Awards & Winners

José Hierro

Date of Birth 03-April-1922
Place of Birth Madrid
(Spain, Madrid, Madrid metropolitan area, Iberian Peninsula)
Nationality Spain
Also know as Pepe Hierro, José Hierro del Real
Profession Poet
José Hierro del Real, sometimes colloquially called Pepe Hierro, was a Spanish poet. He belonged to the so-called postwar generation, within the rootless and existential poetry streams. He wrote for both Espadaña and Garcilaso magazines. In 1981, he received the Prince of Asturias Awards in Literature, in 1998 the Cervantes Prize and he received many more awards and honours.

Awards by José Hierro

Check all the awards nominated and won by José Hierro.

1981


Prince of Asturias Award for Literature
(Which represents a historical testimony and, at the same time, an ethical attitude, both of which are worthy of public acknowledgement.)