Xavier Villaurrutia Award
2 appearances
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Edition 80 (1992) Winner
Daniel Sada Villarreal
ダニエル・サダ・ビジャレアル
Danieru Sada Biyararearu
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1953-02-25 （Mexicali, Baja California）
- Died
- 2011-11-18 （Mexico City） age 58
- Nationality
- Mexican
- Languages
- Spanish
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Mexicali → Sacramento, Coahuila → Mexico City
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, poet, journalist
- Active Years
- 1977-2011
- Affiliations
- Autonomous University of Zacatecas, Hispanic Academy of San Miguel de Allende, Carlos Setién Garcia School of Journalism
- Memberships
- Sistema Nacional de Creadores de Arte
- Influenced By
- Dante, Ovid
- Influenced
- Juan Villoro, Roberto Bolaño
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Institutions in Sacramento, Coahuila | — | Journalism and Spanish literature | — | — | Mexico |
Institutions in Sacramento, Coahuila
Journalism and Spanish literature
Country:
Mexico
Specific institution unknown
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Xavier Villaurrutia Award | Registro de causantes | — | Fondo Nacional para las Artes | 受賞 |
| 1999 | Jose Fuentes Mares National Literature Prize | Porque parece mentira la verdad nunca se sabe | — | Unknown | 受賞 |
| 2006 | Premio Nacional de Narrativa Colima para Obra Publicada | Ritmo delta | — | Unknown | 受賞 |
| 2008 | Herralde Prize | Almost Never | — | Anagrama | 受賞 |
| 2011 | National Prize for Arts and Sciences | — | 文学 | Government of Mexico | 受賞 |
Xavier Villaurrutia Award
1992
Work:
Registro de causantes
Organization:
Fondo Nacional para las Artes
Result:
受賞
Jose Fuentes Mares National Literature Prize
1999
Work:
Porque parece mentira la verdad nunca se sabe
Organization:
Unknown
Result:
受賞
Premio Nacional de Narrativa Colima para Obra Publicada
2006
Work:
Ritmo delta
Organization:
Unknown
Result:
受賞
Herralde Prize
2008
Work:
Almost Never
Organization:
Anagrama
Result:
受賞
National Prize for Arts and Sciences
2011
Category:
文学
Organization:
Government of Mexico
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Almost Never
2008 NovelA tragicomic tale of love in rural Mexico.
lovefatelanguage experimentation
Translations
- English
Because It Seems to be A Lie, the Truth is Never Known
1999 NovelExplores complex human relationships.
truthdeception
Translations
- English
Bibliography
- Lampa vida
- Albedrío
- Una de dos
- Porque parece mentira la verdad nunca se sabe
- Luces artificiales
- Ritmo delta
- La duración de los empeños simples
- Almost Never
- A la vista
- El lenguaje del juego
Adaptations
- Una de dos (2004, dir. Marcel Sisniega)
- El Guapo (2007, dir. Marcel Sisniega, based on Luces artificiales)
Translations of Works
- English, German, French, Dutch, Bulgarian, Portuguese
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- baroquetragicomicinternal rhythmarchaic metric formscolloquialisms
- Recurring Motifs
- innovation in Spanish languageMexican customs
Health
-
diabetes晩年Led to renal failure, died November 18, 2011
Legacy
One of the most important contributions to Spanish language literature, renewed the Mexican novel.
Quotes
-
Daniel Sada is undoubtedly writing some of the most ambitious works in the Spanish language.
Source: Roberto Bolaño
Trivia
- Awarded National Prize hours before death but unaware due to sedation.