01.01.1970 - 01.01.1970
Premio Ostana 2019
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The "Ostana Prize: Writings in Mothers Languages" is a
celebration of the cultural diversity of humanity. The
common goal is to listen to the sound of indigenous uncommon
languages that nevertheless want to live, and through them
discover the past and present stories of the peoples who
speak them. The native languages represented at the Premio
Ostana have the common characteristic of being unfortunately
relegated to a condition of unequal opportunities compared
to the dominant language of their reference states, and for
this reason each of them incarnates a specificity and
biodiversity to defend, preserve, protect and describe.
While it is true that each linguistic-cultural area has its
own specifics, it is equally true that problems and
difficulties are often common, and strategies and plans can
be common to deal with. Born with the desire to know and
make known writers, filmmakers, musicians from different
parts of the planet, it has become a formidable opportunity
to meet and exchange experiences for dozens of authors who
in Europe, Africa, Asia, the Americas and in Oceania
illustrate and make the language of their community alive
with their creative work.