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Edition 75 (2023) Winner
Beatriz Espejo
ベアトリス・エスペホ
Beatorisu Esupeho
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1939-09-19 （Veracruz, Mexico）
- Nationality
- Mexican
- Languages
- Spanish
- Residence History
- Mexico City
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, University professor
- Active Years
- 1958-2024
- Affiliations
- Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
- Memberships
- Asociación de Escritores de México
- Influenced By
- Juan José Arreola, Julio Torri, Salvador Elizondo
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México | Facultad de Filosofía y Letras | Letras | Doctorado en Letras | — | Mexico |
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Facultad de Filosofía y Letras
/ Letras
Degree:
Doctorado en Letras
Country:
Mexico
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Premio Nacional de Periodismo de México | — | — | Government of Mexico | 受賞 |
| 1993 | Premio Bellas Artes de Narrativa Colima para Obra Publicada | El cantar del pecador | — | Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes | 受賞 |
| 1987 | Premio Magda Donato | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1996 | Premio Nacional de Cuento San Luis Potosí | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2009 | Medalla de Oro de Bellas Artes | — | — | CONACULTA | 受賞 |
| 2018 | Premio Bellas Artes de Literatura Inés Arredondo | — | — | Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes | 受賞 |
| 2023 | Premio Nacional de Arte y Literatura en el campo de Lingüística y Literatura | — | — | Government of Mexico | 受賞 |
Premio Nacional de Periodismo de México
1983
Organization:
Government of Mexico
Result:
受賞
Premio Bellas Artes de Narrativa Colima para Obra Publicada
1993
Work:
El cantar del pecador
Organization:
Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes
Result:
受賞
Premio Magda Donato
1987
Result:
受賞
Premio Nacional de Cuento San Luis Potosí
1996
Result:
受賞
Medalla de Oro de Bellas Artes
2009
Organization:
CONACULTA
Result:
受賞
Premio Bellas Artes de Literatura Inés Arredondo
2018
Organization:
Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes
Result:
受賞
Premio Nacional de Arte y Literatura en el campo de Lingüística y Literatura
2023
Organization:
Government of Mexico
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
La otra hermana
1958 Novel
Women's condition
Muros de azogue
1979 Novel
NostalgiaConflicting relationships
El cantar del pecador
1993 Novel
Women's condition
Alta costura
1997 NovelBibliography
- La otra hermana, 1958
- Muros de azogue, 1979
- El cantar del pecador, 1993
- La hechicera, 1995
- Alta costura, 1997
- Todo lo hacemos en familia, 2001
- Cuentos reunidos, 2004
- Marilyn en la cama y otros cuentos, 2004
- El ángel de mármol, 2008
Translations by Author
- En una pensión alemana (Katherine Mansfield)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Write about what you knowFeminine work, not feministCostumbrismoRealismo críticoExquisite prose weaving
- Recurring Motifs
- NostalgiaConflicting relationshipsEmotions of life and reality
Legacy
Mexican writer contributing to literature with focus on women's conditions. Multiple literary awards received, highly regarded in narrative field.
In Popular Culture
- Premio Nacional de Cuento Beatriz Espejo named after her in Oxkutzcab
Quotes
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One should write about what one knows
Source: Her own theory -
I aspire only to well-woven texts, interesting ones, working with humility and arrogance. Humility because minimal lucidity obliges us to compare with great masters. Arrogance because I continue writing.
Source: Interview (2001)
Trivia
- Founded and directed the magazine El rehilete in 1959 with a women's team
- Family originates from Oxkutzcab, Yucatán