Texts by Virginia Pérez-Ratton
Most of the available texts and essays by Virginia Pérez-Ratton are only available in spanish. We will be updating this page as soon as we are able to finance the translations.
Soon we will make available the following two texts:
- What region? (2006)
- Acceptance Speach for the Magón Prize (2010).
Acceptance speach for the Magón Prize
Teatro Nacional, Abril 2010
The Magón National Prize for Culture (Premio Nacional de Cultura Magón) is a prestigious award given by the government of Costa Rica, through its Ministry of Youth, Culture, and Sport, to a Costa Rican citizen in recognition of their life’s work in the cultural field.
It is considered the highest honour that can be given to a Costa Rican artist or intellectual. The prize’s name is in homage to writer Manuel González Zeledón (1864–1936), who wrote under the nom-de-plume “Magón”. It has been awarded annually since 1962.
Virginia Pérez-Ratton was recognized with the 2009 Magón Prize. The ceremony was held in April 2010 in the National Theatre of San José.