Xavier Villaurrutia Award
1 appearances
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Edition 3 (1957) Winner
Josefina Vicens
ホセフィナ・ビセンス
Josefina Vicens
Aliases:
La Peque
Pen Names:
Pepe Faroles（Pen name for bullfighting articles）,
Diógenes García（Pen name for political articles）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1911-11-23 （Villahermosa, Tabasco）
- Died
- 1988-11-22 （Mexico City） age 76
- Nationality
- Mexican
- Languages
- Spanish
- Religion
- Catholic
- Residence History
- Villahermosa, Tabasco (early years) → Mexico City, Colonia Roma → Chapultepec (temporarily)
Career
- Occupations
- author, screenwriter, journalist, political activist
- Active Years
- 1938-1988
- Affiliations
- Mexican Academy of Cinematographic Sciences and Arts (President 1970-1976), National Confederation of Farmers
- Influenced By
- Juan Soriano, Antonio Peláez, Ramón Gaya, Octavio Paz, Juan Rulfo
- Nominations
- Ariel Award nomination (Renuncia por motivos de salud, 1976), Ariel Award nomination (Los Perros de Dios, 1974)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business school | — | Commerce | — | 小学校卒業後 | Mexico |
Business school
Commerce
Period:
小学校卒業後
Country:
Mexico
Learned shorthand and typing
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Xavier Villarrutia Prize | El libro vacío | 文学 | Mexican Literature Committee | 受賞 |
| 1973 | Ariel Award for Best Screenplay | Los perros de dios | 脚本 | Academia Mexicana de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas | 受賞 |
| 1975 | Ariel Award for Best Screenplay | Renuncia por motivos de salud | 脚本 | Academia Mexicana de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas | 受賞 |
Xavier Villarrutia Prize
1958
Work:
El libro vacío
Category:
文学
Organization:
Mexican Literature Committee
Result:
受賞
Ariel Award for Best Screenplay
1973
Work:
Los perros de dios
Category:
脚本
Organization:
Academia Mexicana de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas
Result:
受賞
Ariel Award for Best Screenplay
1975
Work:
Renuncia por motivos de salud
Category:
脚本
Organization:
Academia Mexicana de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
El libro vacío
1958 Metafiction novelJosé García struggles with his inability to write, exploring tension between imagination and real life in a mediocre existence.
EmptinessWriting strugglesLife and deathInsanity and sanity
Translations
- English: The Empty Book (1992)
Los años falsos
1982 Novel19-year-old Luis Alfonso reflects at his father's grave on independence, generational clash, and Mexico's political corruption.
IndependenceGenerational conflictPolitical corruptionFamilial traditions
Translations
- English: The False Years (1989)
Adaptations
- Numerous screenplays adapted to films (e.g., El rival, Las señoras vivanco, Los perros de dios)
Translations of Works
- El libro vacío: English
- Los años falsos: English
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- IntrospectiveMeta-literaryNouveau Roman influences
- Recurring Motifs
- Life and deathInsanity and sanityIdentityIndependence
Health
-
Vision loss1980年代後半Unable to read, distanced from social life, loss of independence
Legacy
One of Mexico's seminal women writers, pioneer in meta-literary novels.
In Popular Culture
- Positioned in Mexican literary history
Quotes
-
I hope to feel my death, to be conscious of this transit from life to death
Source: 1987-1988 interviews (1988)
Trivia
- Father Spanish, mother Mexican
- Nickname 'La Peque'
- Wrote over 90 screenplays
- Advocated for women's rights in agriculture