![]() "Juan Ramón Jiménez has given me the following message to convey to you: To read more about this speech visit the Nobel Prize website. Jaime Benitez, Rector of the University of Puerto Rico, read his speech on his behalf. He was not able to attend the banquet ceremony in Stockholm because his wife was ill. ![]() Jimenez was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1956. Furthermore, there are countless recordings of recitations by both children and adults as well as language teaching tools that use the story in their lessons. Statues of Platero have been erected in Moguer in honor of the story and Jiménez. It has been translated into more than 100 languages and has been put to music. It is a beloved story, popular in both his homeland, the United States and Latin America. The story is also recognized as an excellent example in comparative literature. The author uses him as a means of reflection about the simple joys of life, memories, and description of characters and their ways of life. The donkey is considered a symbol of tenderness, purity and naivete. Only his eyes are hard, jet black like crystal scarabs. His fur is said to be so soft to the touch that he seems to be made of cotton. ![]() Platero is described as a small, soft, hairy donkey. ![]() Platero y Yo ( Platero and I) tells the story of a man and his donkey, and the life they lead. In 1914, Juan Ramón Jiménez published Platero y Yo, a prose poem about his homeland in Andalusia, Spain. ![]()
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