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Ignacio Solares

イグナシオ・ソラレス

Ignacio Solares

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1945-01-15 （Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua）
Died
2023-08-24 （Mexico City） age 78
Nationality
Mexican
Languages
Spanish
Residence History
Mexico City

Career

Occupations
novelist, editor, playwright
Active Years
1975-2023
Affiliations
National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM)

Awards

Novedades prize
1988
Work: Houses of Enchantment
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Invasion

2004 historical novel

Depicts the US invasion of Mexico City in 1847 during the Mexican-American War, focusing on the protagonist's personal relationships.

invasiondislocations of realitytranscendence
Translations
  • Yankee Invasion

Bibliography

  • The Inhabited Man
  • Door of Heaven
  • Anonymous Note
  • Delirium Tremens
  • The Tree of Desire
  • The Formula for Immortality
  • Serafín
  • Houses of Enchantment
  • Madero’s Judgment
  • Nen the Useless
  • Columbus
  • The Invasion

Translations of Works

  • Yankee Invasion
  • Lost in the City: Tree of Desire & Serafin
  • The Great Mexican Electoral Game
  • Madero’s Judgment
  • Delirium Tremens
  • There Is No Such Place

Style & Themes

Literary Style
mystical occurrencesdislocations of realitysimplicity of a fairy tale and complexity of a metaphysical treatise
Recurring Motifs
spiritual strangenesssearch for the transcendentrejection of organized religion

Legacy

Mexican novelist known for mystical occurrences and dislocations of reality in his fiction. Bestseller in Mexico and Spain.

Quotes

  • I believe in every possible manifestation of spiritual strangeness. I believe in all possible escapes. The only thing I cannot endure is reality, whatever it may be. I believe that the writer is defined by the constant necessity of creating a world, to depart from this world. Literature is more concerned with misery than with happiness. Writing is directly related to frustration. It is a reflection of personal desperation. The writer is profoundly disgusted with his reality.
    Source: Interview