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Edition 1 (1946) Winner
Alfonso Reyes
アルフォンソ・レイエス
Arufonso Reiesu
Aliases:
Alfonso Reyes Ochoa
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1889-05-17 （Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico）
- Died
- 1959-12-27 （Mexico City, Mexico） age 70
- Nationality
- Mexican
- Languages
- Spanish
- Residence History
- Monterrey, Mexico → Mexico City, Mexico → Madrid, Spain → Paris, France → Buenos Aires, Argentina → Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Philosopher, Diplomat
- Active Years
- 1911-1959
- Affiliations
- La Casa de España, El Colegio de México, Academia Mexicana de la Lengua, El Colegio Nacional
- Memberships
- American Philosophical Society, Academia Mexicana de la Lengua, El Colegio Nacional
- Influenced By
- Henri Bergson, Benedetto Croce
- Influenced
- Jorge Luis Borges, Carlos Fuentes
- Nominations
- Nobel Prize in Literature (nominated 5 times)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Autonomous University of Mexico | — | Law School | 法学学位 | — | Mexico |
National Autonomous University of Mexico
Law School
Degree:
法学学位
Year of Graduation:
1913
Country:
Mexico
Graduated from Escuela Nacional de Jurisprudencia
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Premio Nacional de Ciencias y Artes (Literature & Linguistics) | — | Literature & Linguistics | Government of Mexico | 受賞 |
| — | Honorary Doctorate | — | — | Princeton University | 受賞 |
| — | Honorary Doctorate | — | — | La Sorbona | 受賞 |
| — | Honorary Doctorate | — | — | University of California Berkeley | 受賞 |
Premio Nacional de Ciencias y Artes (Literature & Linguistics)
Category:
Literature & Linguistics
Organization:
Government of Mexico
Result:
受賞
Honorary Doctorate
Organization:
Princeton University
Result:
受賞
Honorary Doctorate
Organization:
La Sorbona
Result:
受賞
Honorary Doctorate
Organization:
University of California Berkeley
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Cuestiones estéticas
1911 EssaysHis first book on aesthetics.
Aesthetics
Visión de Anáhuac (1519)
1915 EssayFamous essay inspired by Bergson's vitalist philosophy, with epigraph 'Viajero: has llegado a la región más transparente del aire'.
Mexican identityCreative evolution
Ifigenia cruel
1924 PoetryPoetic work.
Classics
La Cena
1912 Short storyShort story considered a forerunner of surrealism and Latin American magical realism.
Fantasy
Bibliography
- Cuestiones estéticas
- Visión de Anáhuac
- Cartones de Madrid
- El suicida
Translations by Author
- Translations of Laurence Sterne, G.K. Chesterton, Anton Chekhov, Homer, etc.
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Elegant proseStyle influenced by classicsMaster essayist
- Recurring Motifs
- Spanish Golden Age literatureMexican cultureHellenism
Legacy
Acclaimed as one of the greatest prose writers in Spanish language history by Borges, nominated five times for the Nobel Prize in Literature. Monuments and streets named after him worldwide.
Museums
- Capilla Alfonsina Mexico City
In Popular Culture
- Google Doodle for 129th birthday (2018)
- Statue in Monterrey
- Multiple avenues named after him in Monterrey and Mexico City
Quotes
-
the greatest prose writer in the Spanish language of any age
Source: Siete Noches (1980)
Trivia
- Son of General Bernardo Reyes, Governor of Nuevo León and Secretary of War and Navy.
- Co-founder of Ateneo de la Juventud.
- His time in Spain was his most creative period.
- Complete works published in 26 volumes by Fondo de Cultura Económica.