The criticism of literary awards is intensifying with the exposure of unethical practices in other countries, where the jurors are manipulated to select works that meet specific commercial interests. In this context, the hope is emphasized that Spain remains free from such practices, where writers patiently wait for their turn and believe in the possibility that their work will be recognized by legitimate criteria. This reflection highlights the distrust toward a system that could be corrupt, although it is maintained that in Spain the literati and the cultural community enjoy a dignity that, according to the author, would protect them from such abuses.
Moreover, the troubling idea is raised that awards granted by political figures would become tools of propaganda, where the recipients are obliged to submit to the established powers. The criticism is fierce toward the image of celebrities being awarded at ceremonies that, far from being genuine recognition, are viewed as evidence of complicity with the government. In spite of these parallels, it is maintained that Spanish society is sufficiently critical to reject these kinds of practices, maintaining a hope for integrity in the literary and cultural sphere.
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