Carlos Montemayor (June 13, 1947 in Parral, Chihuahua – February 28, 2010 in

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) was a Mexican novelist, poet, essayist, literary critic,

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, political analyst, and promoter of contemporary literature written in

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. He was a Member of the

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. Montemayor died of stomach cancer on February 28, 2010.

Awards and honors

*1990 José Fuentes Mares National Prize for Literature

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
1947 births 2010 deaths Deaths from cancer in Mexico Deaths from stomach cancer Members of the Mexican Academy of Language Mexican translators Writers from Chihuahua 20th-century translators 20th-century Mexican male writers {{Mexico-writer-stub