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Jorge Méndez Limbrick

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Horhe Mendez Limbrick

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1954-11-06 (San José, Costa Rica)
Nationality
Costa Rican
Languages
Spanish

Career

Occupations
Lawyer, Writer
Active Years
1998-2022

Education

Universidad de Costa Rica
Faculty of Law
Degree: Licenciado en Derecho
Country: Costa Rica

Awards

Premio Nacional Aquileo J. Echeverría
2010
Work: El laberinto del verdugo
Category: 小説
Organization: Government of Costa Rica
Result: 受賞
Premio Editorial Costa Rica
2009
Work: El laberinto del verdugo
Organization: Editorial Costa Rica
Result: 受賞
UNA Palabra Certamen
2004
Work: Mariposas negras para un asesino
Organization: Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica
Result: 1位
Premio Nacional de narrativa Alberto Cañas
2020
Category: 叙述
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Mariposas negras para un asesino

2005 Novela policíaca

A police novel featuring a murder with black butterflies motif.

MurderJustice

El laberinto del verdugo

2010 Novela policíaca

Sequel to the previous work, a labyrinthine story around the executioner.

RevengeLabyrinth

Bibliography

  • Noche sonámbula (1998)
  • Mariposas negras para un asesino (2005)
  • El laberinto del verdugo (2010)
  • Principios Nocturnos (2021)
  • El Hacedor de Sombras. Bola negra (2022)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Noir style
Recurring Motifs
DarknessMurder

Legacy

Known as a Costa Rican writer of police novels, winner of several literary awards.