''Letras Libres'' is a Spanish-language monthly literary magazine published in
Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...
and
Spain
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, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
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.
History and profile
''Letras Libres'', printed since 1999 in Mexico and since 2001 in Spain, has an average of eighteen to twenty articles per issue.
Mexican historian
Enrique Krauze
Enrique Krauze (Mexico City, September 16, 1947) is a Mexican historian, essayist, editor, and entrepreneur. He has written more than twenty books, some of which are: ''Mexico: Biography of Power'', ''Redeemers'', and ''El pueblo soy yo'' (''I a ...
is the founder of the magazine
and he is also editor.
The publisher is Editorial Vuelta, a prominent publishing company co-founded by the
Nobel Prize laureate in Literature,
Octavio Paz
Octavio Paz Lozano (March 31, 1914 – April 19, 1998) was a Mexican poet and diplomat. For his body of work, he was awarded the 1977 Jerusalem Prize, the 1981 Miguel de Cervantes Prize, the 1982 Neustadt International Prize for Literature, and ...
. The headquarters of the magazine is 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 ...
.
The magazine is heir to previous Latin American literary magazines,
[ specifically '' Vuelta,'' which ceased publication in 1998 with the death of its founder Paz.
At beginning of the 2000s, the magazine launched its website, which was designed by Danilo Black.][
According to statistics publicized by the magazine on its tenth anniversary, 40% of its pieces during its first decade have been written by Mexican authors, 25% by non-Mexican Spanish-speakers, and 25% by non Spanish-speakers. The latter works were translated specifically for the magazine.]
Some of the regular contributors of the magazine are leading intellectuals of Latin America and other countries, including Mario Vargas Llosa
Jorge Mario Pedro Vargas Llosa, 1st Marquess of Vargas Llosa (born 28 March 1936), more commonly known as Mario Vargas Llosa (, ), is a Peruvian novelist, journalist, essayist and former politician, who also holds Spanish citizenship. Vargas Ll ...
, Gabriel Zaid
Gabriel Zaid is a Mexican writer, poet and intellectual.
Early life
He was born in the city of Monterrey, Nuevo León, on January 24, 1934, son of Palestinian immigrants, is a Mexican thinker (poet, essayist, economist, businessman, engineer, a ...
, Rodrigo Fresán, Guillermo Sheridan
Guillermo Humberto Sheridan Prieto (born 27 August 1950) is a Mexican literary critic, scholar and public commentator.
Life and work
Sheridan was born in Mexico City. He was a Chevening Scholar at the University of East Anglia in 1986. He was aw ...
, Fernando Savater
Fernando Fernández-Savater Martín (born 21 June 1947 at Basque city of San Sebastián) is a Spanish philosopher, essayist and author.
Early years and career
Born in San Sebastián, he was an Ethics professor at the University of the Basque ...
, Hugo Hiriart, Juan Villoro
Juan Villoro (born 24 September 1956, in Mexico City) is a Mexican writer and journalist and the son of philosopher Luis Villoro. He has been well known among intellectual circles in Mexico, Latin America and Spain for years, but his success among ...
, Alberto Barrera Tyszka
Alberto José Barrera Tyszka (born 18 February 1960) is a Venezuelan writer. In 2006, he received the Herralde Prize for his novel ''La enfermedad'' ("The Sickness").
Life and career
Barrera Tyszka was born in Caracas, and grew up in Venezuela. ...
, José de la Colina, José Emilio Pacheco, Enrique Vila-Matas
Enrique Vila-Matas (born 31 March 1948 in Barcelona) is a Spanish author. He has authored several award-winning books that mix genres and has been branded as one of the most original and prominent writers in the Spanish language.
He is a foundi ...
, Adolfo Castañón, Roger Bartra, David Rieff
David Rieff (; born September 28, 1952) is an American non-fiction writer and policy analyst. His books have focused on issues of immigration, international conflict, and humanitarianism.
Biography
Rieff is the only child of Susan Sontag, who w ...
, Bisam Álvaro, Jorge Edwards
Jorge Edwards Valdés (born June 29, 1931) is a Chilean novelist, journalist and diplomat. He was the Chilean ambassador to France during the first Piñera presidency.
Life and career
Edwards attended Law School at the Universidad de Chile.
D ...
and Patricio Pron.
''Letras Libres'' publishes about history, culture, and social issues. Peter Standish and Steven Bell classified ''Letras Libres'' as "right-wing" in its political views, stating it represents the Mexican cultural and literary establishment, beginning in the 1980s.
References
External links
''Letras Libres'' official website
(in Spanish)
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1999 establishments in Mexico
2001 establishments in Spain
Literary magazines published in Mexico
Literary magazines published in Spain
Magazines established in 1999
Monthly magazines published in Spain
Mass media in Mexico City
Spanish-language magazines