Carlos Montemayor
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Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Carlos Montemayor (June 13, 1947 – February 28, 2010) was a Mexican novelist, poet, essayist, literary critic, tenor, political analyst, and promoter of contemporary literature written in indigenous languages. He was a Member of the Mexican Academy of the Language.
Montemayor was born in Parral, Chihuahua. He died of stomach cancer on February 28, 2010, in Mexico City.[1]
Awards and honors
- Xavier Villaurrutia Award, for Las llaves de Urgell (1971).[2][3][4]
- Alfonso X Award for Literary Translation (1989).[5][6]
- José Fuentes Mares National Prize for Literature for his poetry book Abril y otras estaciones (1990).[7][8]
- Template:Ill by Radio France Internationale, for his short story Operativo en el trópico (1994).[9]
- Template:Ill, for his novel Template:Ill (1991).[3]
- Member of the Academia Mexicana de la Lengua, since March 14, 1985. His chair was number XX.[10]
- Roque Dalton Medal (2003).[11][12]
- Honorary doctorate by the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana in 1995[3] and by the Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua in 2009.[10][13]
- National Prize for Arts in the Linguistics and literature category (2009).[14]
- A statue of Montemayor was erected in Parral, Chihuahua's main square in 2021.[15]
Works
Novel
- Mal de piedra (Blood relations, 1980)
- Minas del retorno (Gambusino, 1982)
- Guerra en el paraíso (1997)
- Los informes secretos (1999)
- Las armas del alba (2003)
- La fuga (2007)
Narrative
- Las llaves de Urgell (1971)
- El alba y otros cuentos (1986)
- Operativo en el trópico (1994)
- Cuentos gnósticos (1997)
- La tormenta y otras historias (1999)
Poetry
- Las armas del viento (1977)
- Abril y otros poemas (1979)
- Finisterra (Finisterra and other poems, 1982)
- Abril y otras estaciones (1989)
- Poesía (1977–1996) (1997)
- Antología personal (2001)
- Apuntes del exilio (2010)
References
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