He was awarded the National Translation Prize in 1982 and the Critics' Prize in 1984
The poet and essayist Andrés Sánchez Robayna, an adopted son of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria since 2006, died this Tuesday, according to the City Council, which mourned his death and conveyed its condolences in a statement.
The Mayor, Carolina Darias, on behalf of the entire municipal council, expressed her deep sorrow for the loss of Sánchez Robayna, renowned for his vast output of poetry, essays, and translation.
The author, born in 1952 in Santa Brígida, was recognized with the National Translation Prize (1982) for his version of the complete poetry of Salvador Espriu, as well as the Critics' Prize for his poetry collection "La Roca" (The Rock) (1984). He also founded magazines as important as Literadura (Barcelona, ??1976) and Syntaxis (Tenerife, 1983-1993).
