The Venezuelan literature prize Romulo Gallegos was once one of the most prestigious in Latin America and the Spanish-language world, with writers such as Mario Vargas Llosa, Gabriel Garcia Marquez and Roberto Bolano among its winners. But ahead of its awarding in November for the first time in five years, a politically polarized debate is raging between Venezuela’s authorities and those opposed to the “dictatorship.” By Guillaume Decamme. Full Text-> TheJakartPost

El gran farsante [The great pretender] brings a case from the outrageous national reality of Venezuela to the world of fiction. In April 2013, Yendrick Sánchez, a young man with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, ran up to the podium of the National Assembly while Nicolás Maduro gave his address upon taking office as president. His only crime was to interrupt the ceremony, standing in front of the microphone and saying, “Nicolás, my name is Yendrick, help me, please. By Gustavo Valle. Full text -> Latin American Literature Today