Eloy Urroz (born 1967) is a

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writer and Professor of Spanish and Latin American Literature at The Citadel in

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. Though born in

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, Urroz grew up in

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and is of Mexican nationality. He is one of the founding members of the

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, along with such writers as

Ignacio Padilla Ignacio Padilla (November 7, 1968 – August 20, 2016) was a Mexican writer whose works were translated into several languages. Padilla helped found the Crack Movement, along with fellow writers Eloy Urroz, Jorge Volpi, and Pedro Angel Pa ...

and

Jorge Volpi Jorge Volpi (full name Jorge Volpi Escalante, born July 10, 1968) is a Mexican novelist and essayist, best known for his novels such as ''In Search of Klingsor (En busca de Klingsor)''. Trained as a lawyer, he gained notice in the 1990s wit ...

. Urroz has written eight novels, four books on literary criticism, four books of poetry, three political reportages and dozens of essays, articles, and reviews on Latin American and Peninsular Culture and Literature. Some of his novels have been translated into

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, Italian, Portuguese, and

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. In the

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, his novels are published by

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Work

Eloy Urroz's novels are known for their complex structures and forms. Barbara Hoffert, writing in a starred review for

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, praises Urroz's "fluid, propulsive language and passionate exploration of ideas." In an interview with Theodore McDermott, Urroz said this about his own writing: "Every novel is different. I don’t like to repeat myself. I don’t believe in formula. I just want to challenge myself. I don’t have preconceived ideas. I never know why I have to write what I write about—I just do it."

Works in Translation

*''Obstacles'' (

, 2006) *''Friction'' (

, 2010) *''The Family Interrupted'' (

, 2016)

References

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