Carlos Montemayor

Carlos Montemayor (June 13, 1947 in Parral, Chihuahua – February 28, 2010 in Mexico City) 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.

Carlos Montemayor in 2009.

Montemayor died of stomach cancer on February 28, 2010.[1]

Awards and honors

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
  1. "Mexican author Carlos Montemayor dies at 62". Associated Press. February 28, 2010. Retrieved March 1, 2010.
  2. "El Fuentes Mares para García Mainou". eleconomista.com. October 26, 2010. Archived from the original on October 27, 2010. Retrieved April 6, 2015.


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