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Luisa Josefina Hernández

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Luisa Josefina Hernández

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1928-11-02
Died
2023-01-16 age 94
Nationality
Mexico
Languages
Spanish

Career

Occupations
writer, playwright, novelist
Active Years
1951-2023

Awards

Xavier Villaurrutia Award
Result: 受賞
National Prize for Arts and Sciences (Mexico)
Organization: Mexican government
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Aguardiente de caña

1951 Play

Botica modelo

1954 Play

Los frutos caídos

1955 Play

Los huéspedes reales

1956 Play

La paz ficticia

1960 Play

El orden de los factores

1983 Play

El amigo secreto

1986 Play

Carta de Navegaciones Submarina

1987 Play

Habrá poesía

1990 Play

Las bodas

1993 Play

Zona templada

1993 Play

Los grandes muertos

1999 Play

Una noche para bruno

2007 Play

La fiesta del mulato

1966 Play
Translations
  • Translated as 'The Mulatto's Orgy' by William I. Oliver, included in Voices of Change in the Spanish American Theater (University of Texas Press, 1971)

Apocalipsis cum figuris

1951 Novel

El lugar donde crece la hierba

1959 Novel

Los palacios desiertos

1963 Novel

La cólera secreta

1964 Novel

El valle que elegimos

1965 Novel

La memoria de Amadís

1967 Novel

La Cabalgata

1969 Novel

Nostalgia de Troya

1970 Novel

Apostasía

1978 Novel

Beckett. Sentido y método de dos obras

1997 Literary criticism

Una lectura de Yerma de Federico García Lorca

2006 Literary criticism

Bibliography

  • Aguardiente de caña (1951)
  • Botica modelo (1954)
  • Los frutos caídos (1955)
  • Los huéspedes reales (1956)
  • La paz ficticia (1960)
  • El orden de los factores (1983)
  • El amigo secreto (1986)
  • Carta de Navegaciones Submarina (1987)
  • Habrá poesía (1990)
  • Las bodas (1993)
  • Zona templada (1993)
  • Los grandes muertos (1999-2001)
  • Una noche para bruno (2007)
  • La fiesta del mulato (1966)
  • Apocalipsis cum figuris (1951)
  • El lugar donde crece la hierba (1959)
  • Los palacios desiertos (1963)
  • La cólera secreta (1964)
  • El valle que elegimos (1965)
  • La memoria de Amadís (1967)
  • La Cabalgata (1969)
  • Nostalgia de Troya (1970)
  • Apostasía (1978)
  • Beckett. Sentido y método de dos obras (1997)
  • Una lectura de Yerma de Federico García Lorca (2006)

Translations of Works

  • 'La fiesta del mulato' translated as 'The Mulatto's Orgy' by William I. Oliver; included in Voices of Change in the Spanish American Theater (University of Texas Press, 1971)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
poetic and symbolic languagetheatrical and dialogic structuresometimes experimental narrative structures
Recurring Motifs
memoryidentitysocial oppression and powertension in interpersonal relationships

Legacy

Luisa Josefina Hernández was an important figure in Mexican contemporary theater and literature. Through plays and novels she addressed issues including female perspectives and social themes; some works have been translated into English and studied academically. She has been recognized within Mexican literary prize circles and scholarship.

Trivia

  • Born 1928, died 2023 (aged 94)
  • 'La fiesta del mulato' has an English translation included in a 1971 anthology
  • Recorded in multiple authority-control databases (VIAF, ISNI, GND, etc.)