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Bárbara Jacobs

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Bárbara Jacobs

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1947-10-19 (Mexico City)
Nationality
Mexico
Languages
Spanish
Residence History
Mexico City, Mexico → Montreal, Canada

Career

Occupations
writer, poet, essayist, translator
Active Years
1970-
Affiliations
College of Mexico
Influenced
Augusto Monterroso

Education

National Autonomous University of Mexico
Psychology
Degree: 心理学の学位
Country: Mexico

Awards

Xavier Villaurrutia Award
1987
Work: Las hojas muertas
Result: 受賞
Scholarship, National Foundation for Culture and Arts
1992
Organization: National Foundation for Culture and Arts
Result: 奨学金
AT&T Fellow, International Writing Program
1993
Organization: University of Iowa International Writing Program
Result: フェロー

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Las hojas muertas

1987 Novel

A novel about dead leaves.

lossmemory
Translations
  • Translated into English, Italian, and Portuguese

Bibliography

  • Un justo acuerdo (1979)
  • Doce cuentos en contra (1982)
  • Las hojas muertas (1987)
  • Las siete fugas de Saab, alias el Rizos (1992)
  • Vida con mi amigo (1994)
  • Adiós humanidad (2000)
  • Florencia y ruiseñor (2006)
  • Lunas (2010)
  • Escrito en el tiempo (1985)
  • Juego limpio (1997)
  • Dos libros (2000)
  • Atormentados (2002)
  • Carol dice y otros textos (2000)

Legacy

Mexican writer awarded the Xavier Villaurrutia Award.