In a ceremony held in the Asturian capital of Oviedo, Crown Prince Felipe and Princess Letizia presided over a reception to honor those who have excelled in the fields of science, arts, or humanities. Spanish writer, Antonio Muñoz Molina was the winner of the literature prize.

“Muñoz Molina, used his acceptance speech to deplore what he described as the growing gap between the haves and the have-nots, lamenting 'a world where those with a job see their wages dwindle, while the better-off see their profits increase obscenely,'” Read the complete story here.

Watch Muñoz Molina's acceptance speech here.