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Efraín Huerta
エフライン・ウェルタ
Efurain Huerta
Aliases:
Efrén Huerta Roma
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1914-06-18 （Silao, Guanajuato）
- Died
- 1982-02-03 （Mexico City, Mexico） age 67
- Nationality
- Mexican
- Languages
- Spanish
- Residence History
- Silao, Guanajuato → Irapuato, Guanajuato → León, Guanajuato → Querétaro → Mexico City (Tabacalera, El Periodista, Historic center, Polanco)
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Journalist
- Active Years
- 1936-1982
- Affiliations
- Taller Poético, Mexican-Russian Exchange Institute
- Memberships
- Mexican Communist Party
- Influenced By
- Juan Ramón Jiménez, Generation of ’27, Contemporáneos, Pablo Neruda, Walt Whitman
- Influenced
- Octavio Paz
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Preparatory School | — | Literature | — | 1931頃 | Mexico |
| National Autonomous University of Mexico | Faculty of Law | Law | — | 1933-1935（2年間） | Mexico |
National Preparatory School
Literature
Period:
1931頃
Country:
Mexico
Studied under Julio Torri and Agustín Loera y Chávez
National Autonomous University of Mexico
Faculty of Law
/ Law
Period:
1933-1935（2年間）
Country:
Mexico
Attended for 2 years, dropped out to pursue writing
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | Ordre des Palmes académiques | — | — | French government | 受賞 |
| 1956 | Stalin Peace Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1975 | Xavier Villarrutia Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1976 | National Prize for Arts and Sciences | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1978 | National Journalism Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
Ordre des Palmes académiques
1940
Organization:
French government
Result:
受賞
Stalin Peace Prize
1956
Result:
受賞
Xavier Villarrutia Award
1975
Result:
受賞
National Prize for Arts and Sciences
1976
Result:
受賞
National Journalism Prize
1978
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Los hombres del alba
1944 PoetryClassic of 20th-century Mexican poetry featuring Mexico City
DawnPoliticsSociety
Absoluto amor
1935 PoetryFirst book of poems
Love
Estampida de poemínimos
1981 PoetryCollection of poemínimos
Mexico CityHumorIrony
Bibliography
- Absoluto amor (1935)
- Línea del alba (1936)
- Los hombres del alba (1944)
- Poemas de guerra y esperanza (1943)
- La rosa primitiva (1950)
- Poesía (1951)
- Poemas de viaje (1953)
- Estrella en alto y nuevos poemas (1956)
- Para gozar tu paz (1957)
- ¡Mi país, oh mi país! (1959)
- Elegía de la policía montada (1959)
- Farsa trágica del presidente que quería una isla (1961)
- La raíz amarga (1962)
- El Tajín (1963)
- Poemas prohibidos y de amor (1973)
- Los eróticos y otros poemas (1974)
- Estampida de poemínimos (1980)
- Tranza poética (1980)
- Estampida de Poemínimos (1985)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Colloquial realismPoemínimoAnti-rhetorical lyricism
- Recurring Motifs
- Dawn (alba)Political and social themesMexico City
Health
-
Larynx cancer1973-診断後手術Larynx removed, became mostly voiceless, recovered some speech with therapy
-
Kidney failure1982-死去前Died after cancer recurrence
Legacy
Mexican poet of the Taller generation, inventor of poemínimo. Politically active communist. Work reappraised post-death, centennial celebrated in 2014
Archives
- Home of Ramón López Velarde and Salvador Novo library (government acquired)
In Popular Culture
- Portrait in Diego Rivera's mural Pesadilla de guerra y sueño de paz
Trivia
- Nickname 'El Cocodrilo' (The Crocodile)
- Die-hard fan of Atlante F.C.
- Passionate soccer player in youth
- Born during the Mexican Revolution