Xavier Villaurrutia Award
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Emiliano González Campos
エミリアーノ・ゴンザレス・カンポス
Emiliano González Campos
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1955-03-25 （Mexico City, Mexico）
- Died
- 2021-03-15 （Mexico City, Mexico） age 65
- Nationality
- Mexican
- Languages
- Spanish
- Residence History
- Mexico City
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Poet
- Active Years
- 1973-2021
- Affiliations
- Centro Mexicano de Escritores (CEM), Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes (INBA)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faculty of Philosophy and Letters, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) | Faculty of Philosophy and Letters | Lengua y Literatura Hispánica (Language and Hispanic Literature) | Licenciatura (学士) | — | Mexico |
Faculty of Philosophy and Letters, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM)
Faculty of Philosophy and Letters
/ Lengua y Literatura Hispánica (Language and Hispanic Literature)
Degree:
Licenciatura (学士)
Country:
Mexico
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Xavier Villaurrutia Prize | Los sueños de la Bella Durmiente | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1975 | Centro Mexicano de Escritores (CEM) Fellowship | — | 奨学金 | Centro Mexicano de Escritores | 受給 |
| 1978 | INBA / Fonapas Fellowship | — | 奨学金 | Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes / Fonapas | 受給 |
Xavier Villaurrutia Prize
1978
Work:
Los sueños de la Bella Durmiente
Result:
受賞
Centro Mexicano de Escritores (CEM) Fellowship
1975
Category:
奨学金
Organization:
Centro Mexicano de Escritores
Result:
受給
INBA / Fonapas Fellowship
1978
Category:
奨学金
Organization:
Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes / Fonapas
Result:
受給
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Miedo en castellano: 28 relatos de lo macabro y lo fantástico (compiler)
1973 Anthology / Short stories (editor)An anthology of 28 macabre and fantastic stories compiled by González when he was eighteen.
fantasyhorrorthe uncanny
Los sueños de la Bella Durmiente
1978 Short story (fantastic literature)An early signature work; the title short story won the Xavier Villaurrutia Prize in 1978.
dreamsyouthunsettling fantasy
La habitación secreta
1988 Short storiesA short story collection from the 1980s that includes stories about secrecy and claustrophobia.
secrecyclaustrophobiaanxiety
El libro de lo insólito (compiler)
1988 Anthology / Edited collectionAn edited collection focused on the strange and the uncanny; González served as editor.
the strangethe uncannyfantasy
Casa de horror y de magia
1989 Short stories (horror / fantasy)A collection of short stories combining horror and magical elements.
horrormagicdarker sides of the home
Emiliano González (selection)
1992 Short stories / Selected worksA selected works edition with notes and selection by Vicente Francisco Torres.
fantasyeditorial reevaluation
La ciudad de los bosques y la niebla: textos recuperados
2019 Selected works / Recovered textsA recovered texts volume with selection and prologue by Miguel Lupían, part of a reevaluation of his work.
cityfogrecovered texts
Almas visionarias
1987 EssayAn essay collection on literature and imagination.
imaginationliterary criticism
Historia mágica de la literatura
2007 EssayAn essay discussing the history of literature from a magical perspective.
literary historymagical perspective
Neon city blues. La muerte de Vicky M. Doodle
2001 NovelA novel published in the early 21st century dealing with urban life and death.
citydeathneon aesthetics
La inocencia hereditaria
1986 PoetryA poetry collection from the 1980s exploring generations and inheritance.
poetryinheritancefamily
Orquidáceas
1991 PoetryA poetry collection with motifs of plants and nature.
natureplantspoetic observation
Bibliography
- Miedo en castellano: 28 relatos de lo macabro y lo fantástico (1973, compiler)
- Los sueños de la Bella Durmiente (1978)
- La habitación secreta (1988)
- El libro de lo insólito (1988, editor)
- Casa de horror y de magia (1989)
- Emiliano González (1992, selection)
- La ciudad de los bosques y la niebla: textos recuperados (2019)
- Almas visionarias (1987)
- La inocencia hereditaria (1986)
- Orquidáceas (1991)
- Neon city blues. La muerte de Vicky M. Doodle (2001)
- Historia mágica de la literatura (2007)
- Ensayos (2009)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Fantastic literatureElements of magic realismConcise short-form narration
- Recurring Motifs
- dreamsmist and shadowscity-forest dualityabsence and loss
Legacy
One of Mexico's important writers of fantastic literature. Winner of the Xavier Villaurrutia Prize at a young age; left a body of short stories and essays marked by the fantastic and the unsettling.
Archives
- UNAM - Material de lectura (2010, selected PDF)
- Enciclopedia de la Literatura en México (ELEM) entry
Trivia
- In 1978 he won the Xavier Villaurrutia Prize at age 23, becoming the youngest winner at the time.
- At eighteen he compiled 'Miedo en castellano'.
- He was the son of politician/writer Enrique González Pedrero and writer Julieta Campos.