Gerardo Cornejo Murrieta (1937–2014) Fallece el escritor sonorense Gerardo Cornejo
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, Sonora,

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in 1937. His works reflect his love for his home state, calling himself a "tarachilango", although his career obliged him to live for a long time in

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. He studied literature at the

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, and was a literary expert who presented at academic institutions and conferences in various parts of the world. In 1982, he founded the Colegio de Sonora and was its dean on several occasions. He was the co-ordinator of the Sub-Comité Regional del Noroeste de la Comisión Nacional México, affiliated with

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. His works include short stories, operas, essays and novels. Major works include ''La sierra y el viento'', ''El solar de los silencios'', ''Cuéntame uno'', ''Las dualidades fecundas'', ''Voz viva de México'' and ''Como temiendo al olvido''. The government of Sonora has named one of the literary prizes that it sponsors after him.

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