Irene Vallejo received the National Essay Prize 2020. For which work?
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Ministerio de Cultura: Irene Vallejo, Premio Nacional de Ensayo 2020, read on 22 October 2026.
Answer: El infinito en un junco. La invención de los libros en el mundo antiguo (Infinity in a Reed. The Invention of Books in the Ancient World), the work for which Irene Vallejo received the National Essay Prize 2020. The jury described it as a personal, erudite and instructive journey through the history of the book.
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Task 4 · Culture and history Related to question 4013 of the manual
The question in Spanish
Irene Vallejo recibió el Premio Nacional de Ensayo 2020. ¿Por qué obra?
The options
- AThe House of Bernarda Alba (La casa de Bernarda Alba)La casa de Bernarda Alba
- BEl infinito en un junco. La invención de los libros en el mundo antiguo (Infinity in a Reed. The Invention of Books in the Ancient World)El infinito en un junco. La invención de los libros en el mundo antiguoCorrect
- CNada
What the source says
«El jurado del Premio Nacional de Ensayo ha propuesto a Irene Vallejo para ser galardonada con el Premio Nacional de Literatura en su modalidad de Ensayo, correspondiente a 2020, por su obra ‘El infinito en un junco. La invención de los libros en el mundo antiguo’ (Editorial Siruela).»
Source: Ministerio de Cultura: Irene Vallejo, Premio Nacional de Ensayo 2020, read on 22 October 2026. The quotation is in Spanish, as the source prints it; the English wording of the answer is ours.
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