Jorge Galván (born April 1966 in
Mexico City
Mexico City ( es, link=no, Ciudad de México, ; abbr.: CDMX; Nahuatl: ''Altepetl Mexico'') is the capital and largest city of Mexico, and the most populous city in North America. One of the world's alpha cities, it is located in the Valley o ...
) is a Mexican writer and engineer. He is best known for his historical novel "El Hierro y la Pólvora" (Iron and Gunpowder), for which he was awarded the First Novel UNAM –
Alfaguara Prize in 2006
Galvan graduated as
electronics engineer at the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana (Mexico City), and currently lives in the City of
Naucalpan (Mexico State).
Works
El Hierro y la Pólvora (Iron and Gunpowder) published in 2006 by
Alfaguara
Alfaguara is a Spanish-language publishing house that serves markets in Latin America, Spain and the United States. It was founded by the Spanish writer and Nobel prize winner Camilo José Cela.
History and profile
Alfaguara was established in ...
.
References
External links
PuntoDePartida.UNAM.mx(''El hierro y la pólvora'': historia y ficción).
Mexican male writers
Mexican engineers
1966 births
Living people
Writers from Mexico City
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