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Inés Camelo Arredondo

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Inés Camelo Arredondo

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1928-03-20 (Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico)
Died
1989-11-02 (Mexico City, Mexico) age 61
Nationality
Mexican
Languages
Spanish
Residence History
Culiacán, Mexico → Mexico City, Mexico

Career

Occupations
Writer, Literary critic, Translator, Professor
Active Years
1957-1989
Influenced By
Friedrich Nietzsche, Søren Kierkegaard, Juan Rulfo, Juan José Arreola

Education

National Autonomous University of Mexico
School of Philosophy and Letters / Hispanic Literature
Degree: 学位取得
Period: 1947-1950
Year of Graduation: 1950
Country: Mexico
Switched from Philosophy to Hispanic Literature. Thesis on Mexican theater 1900-1950

Awards

Xavier Villaurrutia Award
1979
Work: Río subterráneo
Result: 受賞
Fray Bernardo de Balbuena medal
1986
Organization: Sinaloa
Result: 受賞
Honorary degree
1988
Organization: Autonomous University of Sinaloa
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

La Señal

1965 Short story

First collection of short stories.

EvilLack of love

Río subterráneo

1979 Short story

Underground River. Explores hidden actions of men and women.

PassionPerversion
Translations
  • English translation available

Los Espejos

1988 Short story

The Mirrors. Final short story collection.

Opus 123

1983 Novel

Short novel.

Bibliography

  • La señal (1965)
  • Río subterráneo (1979)
  • Opus 123 (1983)
  • Los Espejos (1988)
  • Acercamiento a Jorge Cuesta (1982)
  • Ensayos (2012)
  • Historia Verdadera de una Princesa (1984)

Translations of Works

  • The Underground River and Other Stories (English, 1996)
  • Die Sunemiterin (German)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Short story genreTaboo topics in Mexican women's literatureFamily and partner relationships
Recurring Motifs
EroticismMadnessDeathPerversionLovePassionIncestSexual abuse

Health

  • Spinal column issues
    1960年代後半以降
    Five spinal surgeries, wheelchair-bound, bedridden

Legacy

Turning point in Mexican literature, especially for women writers, addressing taboo topics like family secrets, abuse, machismo.

Trivia

  • Involved in Mexican Literature Review
  • Interacted with Spanish Civil War exiles