Iris M. Zavala

Iris M. Zavala
Born27 December 1936
Ponce, Puerto Rico
Died10 April 2020(2020-04-10) (aged 83)
Madrid, Spain
Occupationscholar, writer, and poet
SubjectPuerto Rican political independence, women's themes
Notable works
  • Kiliagonía
  • Unamuno y su teatro de conciencia
  • Noctura mas no funesta
  • Intellectual Roots of Puerto Rican Independence
  • El bolero. Historia de un amor
Notable awards
  • Decorated by King Juan Carlos I of Spain. "Encomienda, Lazo de Dama de la Orden de Mérito Civil." 1988
  • Medal of Honor, Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña, San Juan, Puerto Rico, April 1994.
  • Doctor Honoris Causa, University of Puerto Rico, June 1996.
  • Gold Medal, Ateneo Puertorriqueño. 1998.
  • Cátedra UNESCO de Estudios Latinoamericanos, Universidad Pompeu Fabra, 2001
  • Honorary Doctoral degree, Universidad de Málaga. 2004.
  • María Zambrano Thought Award, Junta de Andalucía. 2006.
  • Pen Club Award (based on "El libro de Apolonia o de las islas".

Iris M. Zavala (27 December 1936 – 10 April 2020) was a Puerto Rican author, scholar, and poet, who later lived in Barcelona, Spain.[1] She had over 50 works to her name, plus hundreds of articles, dissertations, and conferences and many of her writings, including "Nocturna, mas no funesta", build on and express this belief.

She died from COVID-19 in Madrid during COVID-19 pandemic in Spain, at the age of 83.[2]

  1. ^ Hernández, Domingo Luis. "En el Mundo de Iris: Entrevista a Iris Zavala." Barcelona Review 41 (March–April). Retrieved 18 June 2012.
  2. ^ Muere la escritora puertorriqueña Iris Zavala por coronavirus en España (in Spanish)