On 11 February our brother Alfredo Mires received the House of Peruvian Literature Award 2021, in recognition of his innovative vision of books, reading and literature in dialogue with the needs of the community - work associated with the Network of Rural Libraries of Cajamarca.
As members of a single family and complying with the respective security measures, we gathered to join Alfredo and participate in the virtual ceremony. We prepared in a different way than usual, but always with the same affection and enthusiasm that characterises us.
Thus, we also began to feel many emotions: joy for this well-deserved award, longing for not being together with our other companions from the different communities around the joijona, sorry for not being together on a night of rescue, in short. But the greatest thing we felt was the hope of knowing that soon we will be able to meet again and continue our journey together.
That night was also a time to remember the more than 50 years of our journey, to remember our companions who are no longer with us yet whose presence always is.
And the image that symbolises this award says a lot about all these memories that are also the hope for what is to come.
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