Xavier Villaurrutia Award
2 appearances
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Edition 40 (1978) Winner
José Luis González
ホセ・ルイス・ゴンサレス
Jose Luis Gonzalez
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1926-03-08 （Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic）
- Died
- 1996-12-08 （Mexico City, Mexico） age 70
- Nationality
- Puerto Rican, Mexican
- Languages
- Spanish
- Residence History
- Dominican Republic (birth) → Puerto Rico (childhood and education) → Mexico (exile from 1953) → Prague, Berlin, Paris, Warsaw (as newspaper correspondent)
Career
- Occupations
- essayist, novelist, short story writer, university professor, journalist
- Active Years
- 1943-1996
- Affiliations
- National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus | — | Political Science | Bachelor's degree | — | Puerto Rico |
| National Autonomous University of Mexico | — | Philosophy and Letters | Master's and Doctorate | — | Mexico |
University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus
Political Science
Degree:
Bachelor's degree
Country:
Puerto Rico
Bachelor's degree in political science
National Autonomous University of Mexico
Philosophy and Letters
Degree:
Master's and Doctorate
Country:
Mexico
Master's degree and Doctorate in Philosophy and Letters
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Xavier Villaurrutia Award | Ballad of Another Time | — | — | 受賞 |
| — | Puerto Rican national awards (twice) | — | — | Puerto Rican government | 受賞 |
Xavier Villaurrutia Award
1978
Work:
Ballad of Another Time
Result:
受賞
Puerto Rican national awards (twice)
Organization:
Puerto Rican government
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Puerto Rico: The Four-Storeyed Country and Other Essays
1980 EssayAn essay collection likening Puerto Rican culture and history to four storeys of a building, discussing colonialism and national culture.
Puerto Rican identitycolonialismAfro-Antillean cultureMestizo culture
Translations
- English translation: Puerto Rico: The Four-Storeyed Country
Bibliography
- En la sombra (1943)
- Cinco cuentos de sangre (1945)
- El hombre en la calle (1948)
- Paisa (1950)
- En este lado (1954)
- La galería y otros cuentos (1972)
- Mambrú se fue a la guerra (1972)
- Cuento de cuentos y once más (1973)
- En Nueva York y otras desgracias (1973)
- Veinte cuentos y Paisa (1973)
- Balada de otro tiempo (1978)
- El oído de Dios (1984)
- Las caricias del tigre (1984)
- Antología personal (1990)
- Todos los cuentos (1992)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Marxist perspectivesocial criticismrealism
- Recurring Motifs
- colonialismmigrationPuerto Rican national cultureAfro heritage
Legacy
One of the most important Puerto Rican authors of the 20th century, known for his pro-independence views and exile in Mexico, particularly for 'Puerto Rico: The Four-Storeyed Country'.
Trivia
- Born in the Dominican Republic to a Puerto Rican father and Dominican mother.
- Fled to Puerto Rico after Trujillo's rise to power.
- Obtained Mexican citizenship in 1955, renouncing U.S. citizenship.