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

• 1990 José Fuentes Mares National Prize for Literature ^[2]

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

External links

• Carlos Montemayor's profile, Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes
• Report of death (El Universal) Archived 2010-03-03 at the Wayback Machine

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